The first cut is the deepest: Basic surgical training in ophthalmology

Eye

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1264-1270

  Gibson, A ^a   Boulton, M G ^b   Watson, M P ^c   Moseley, M J ^d   Murray, P I ^e   Fielder, A R ^d  

^a OXFORD EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Phakoemulsiication; Senior House Officers; Surgical training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 31444446251     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701754     Document Type: Article

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