Specialist surgical training in Papua New Guinea: The outcomes after 10 years

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 937-941

  Kevau, Ikau ^a   Watters, David A K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA   (Papua New Guinea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

History of surgery; Orthopaedics; Paediatric surgery; Surgical specialty; Surgical training; Tropical medicine; Urology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PACIFIC ISLANDER; SKILL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; GENERAL SURGERY; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; SURGERY;

EID: 33749141900     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2006.03907.x     Document Type: Article

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