Minimally invasive surgery training in Canada: A survey of general surgery

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 371-377

  Chiasson, P M ^a   Pace, D E ^b   Schlachta, C M ^b   Mamazza, J ^b   Poulin, E C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Academic surgery; Laparoscopy; Minimally invasive surgery (MIS); Residents; Surgical education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SKILL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING;

ADULT; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 0037337194     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-002-8818-6     Document Type: Article

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