Surgical training for overseas doctors in the UK - Facts, realities and solutions!

Indian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 265-269

  Raghu Ram, P ^a,b  

^a Nottingham Breast Institute   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYSICIAN; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 11444267497     PISSN: 09722068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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