Choice of Vascular Surgery as a Specialty: What is Important?

Seminars in Vascular Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 180-186

  Calligaro, Keith D ^a   Dougherty, Matthew J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; STUDENT; VASCULAR SURGERY;

CANADA; CAREER CHOICE; CERTIFICATION; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MENTORS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33845460549     PISSN: 08957967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2006.08.004     Document Type: Article

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