Vascular Surgery: Independence and Identity as a Monospecialty in Europe

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-2

  Benedetti Valentini, F ^a   Liapis, C D ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

EC (European Commission); EP (European Parliament); FEBVS (Fellow of the European Board of Vascular Surgery); UEMS (Union Europ enne des M decins Sp cialistes); VC (vascular centres); VS (vascular surgery)

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; COURT; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; GENERAL SURGERY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULAR SURGERY;

CERTIFICATION; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; GUIDELINES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; SPECIALTY BOARDS; SURGERY; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 33744933975     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.01.019     Document Type: Editorial

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