Review of a Canadian forum on international surgery: The Bethune Round Table

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 479-484

  Taylor, Robert H ^a,c   Hollaar, Gwen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL SOCIETY; REVIEW; SURGERY; SURGICAL TRAINING;

CONGRESSES; FORECASTING; HUMANS; ONTARIO; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SURGERY;

EID: 30944455885     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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