Bariatric surgery training in the United States

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 52-55

  Buchwald, Henry ^a   Williams, Stanley E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Education; Fellowship; Residency

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; STOMACH BYPASS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BILIOPANCREATIC DIVERSION; GASTRIC BYPASS; GASTROPLASTY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646464834     PISSN: 15507289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2005.09.013     Document Type: Article

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