Rural neurotrauma in Australia: Implications for surgical training

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 53-59

  Bishop, Conard V ^a   Drummond, Katharine J ^a,b  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Craniocerebral trauma; Education; Neurosurgical procedures; Rural health services

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING; NEUROSURGERY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SURGICAL TRAINING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33645001369     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2006.03642.x     Document Type: Article

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