The status of ultrasonography training and use in general surgery residency programs

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 202, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 453-458

  Freitas, Marilee L ^a   Frangos, Spiros G ^b   Frankel, Heidi L ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; BREAST SURGERY; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; ECHOGRAPHY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENDOCRINE SURGERY; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; SURGEON; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 33644826577     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2005.10.023     Document Type: Article

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