Surgery in developing countries. Essential training in residency

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 140, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 795-800

  Ozgediz, Doruk ^a   Roayaie, Kayvan ^a   Debas, Haile ^a   Schecter, William ^a   Farmer, Diana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEARNING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SKILL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SURGICAL TRAINING; UGANDA; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

CALIFORNIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGERY; UGANDA;

EID: 23844498888     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.140.8.795     Document Type: Article

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