New legislative regulations, problems, and future perspectives, with a particular emphasis on surgical education

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 274-277

  Sakorafas, George H ^a   Tsiotos, G G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Residency; Restriction of work hours; Surgical Education; Work safety

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; LAW; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; POLICY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TRAINING; WORK SCHEDULE;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EUROPE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; SURGERY; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 11944273982     PISSN: 00223859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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