General surgery residency program websites: Usefulness and usability for resident applicants

Current Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 236-240

  Reilly, Eugene F ^a   Leibrandt, Thomas J ^a   Zonno, Alan J ^a   Simpson, Mary Christina ^a   Morris, Jon B ^a  

^a ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Recruitment; Residency; Surgery; Website

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ACCREDITATION; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CAREER CHOICE; FACULTY, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; JOB APPLICATION; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; PERSONNEL SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SURGERY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 1642307764     PISSN: 01497944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cursur.2003.10.006     Document Type: Article

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