Reinforcement of endocrine surgery training: Impact of telemedicine technology in a developing country context

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1665-1671

  Pradeep, P V ^a   Mishra, Anjali ^a   Mohanty, B N ^b   Mohapatra, K C ^b   Agarwal, Gaurav ^a   Mishra, Saroj Kanta ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b SCB MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL DISEASE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; E-MAIL; ENDOCRINE SURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MORBIDITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PARATHYROID DISEASE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHONE; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; ELECTRONIC MAIL; ENDOCRINE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; INDIA; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHONE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 34447338366     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-007-9108-1     Document Type: Article

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