The Leapfrog Initiative: A potential threat to surgical education

Current Surgery

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 218-221

  Barone, James E ^a,b   Tucker, James B ^b   Bull, Sherman M ^a,b  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b STAMFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic surgery; Carotid surgery; Medical economics; Residency training; Surgical education; Surgical volumes

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; DATA ANALYSIS; EMPLOYEE; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL STAFF; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SAFETY; STANDARD; SURGICAL TRAINING;

AORTIC ANEURYSM; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HEALTH CARE COALITIONS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SURGERY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 12244309058     PISSN: 01497944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7944(02)00684-0     Document Type: Article

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