The laparoscopic experience of surgical graduates in the United States

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1792-1795

  Chung, R ^a   Pham, Q ^a   Wojtasik, L ^a   Chari, V ^a   Chen, P ^b  

^a Huron Hospital   (United States)

^b Robinson Memorial Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced laparoscopic operations; Laparoscopic fellowships; Resident's laparoscopic experience; Trends in laparoscopic operations

Indexed keywords

APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; FUNDOPLICATION; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LAPAROSCOPY; SURGERY; THORACOSCOPY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0346734321     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-002-8922-7     Document Type: Article

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