No time to train the surgeons

British Medical Journal

Volumn 328, Issue 7437, 2004, Pages 418-419

  Chikwe, Joanna ^a   De Souza, Anthony C ^a   Pepper, John R ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; CONSULTATION; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; SURGEON; SURGERY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

EID: 1342344012     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.328.7437.418     Document Type: Editorial

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