Rethinking neurosurgical subspecialization

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 359-363

  Couldwell, William T ^a   Rovit, Richard L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Fellowship; Neurosurgery; Subspecialty training

Indexed keywords

ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROSURGERY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; SYRINGOMYELIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEUROSURGERY; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0036932541     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(02)00903-5     Document Type: Article

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