The practice of thoracic surgery in Canada

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 438-445

  Darling, Gail E ^a,d   Maziak, Donna E ^b   Clifton, Joanne C ^c   Finley, Richard J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER CENTER; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONTINUING EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MEDIASTINUM DISEASE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PLEURA DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SKILL; TEAMWORK; THORAX SURGERY;

CANADA; CERTIFICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HUMANS; LUNG; MEDIASTINUM; PLEURA; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; THORACIC SURGERY; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 13644270580     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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