Rural Surgery Training: A Survey of Program Directors

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 204, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 416-421

  Burkholder, Hans C ^a   Cofer, Joseph B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPETENCE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GENERAL SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RURAL AREA; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

CURRICULUM; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847115216     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2006.12.014     Document Type: Article

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