Advanced procedures in family medicine: The cutting edge or the lunatic fringe?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 209-212

  Rodney, Wm MacMillan ^a,d   Hahn, Ricardo G ^b   Deutchman, Mark ^c  

^a MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESAREAN SECTION; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FAMILY MEDICINE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RURAL AREA; SKILL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAINING;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CURRICULUM; ENDOSCOPY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; HUMANS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1542298134     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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