Ignorance of electrosurgery among obstetricians and gynaecologists

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1413-1418

  Mayooran, Zorana ^a   Pearce, Scott ^a   Tsaltas, Jim ^a   Rombauts, Luk ^a   Brown, T Ian H ^a   Lawrence, Anthony S ^a   Fraser, Kym ^b   Healy, David L ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; ELECTROSURGERY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEW ZEALAND; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EXAMINATION; SKILL; SURGEON;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIATHERMY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; OBSTETRICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 10844263456     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00334.x     Document Type: Article

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