Certification and Maintenance of Certification in Surgery

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 825-836

  Rhodes, Robert S ^a   Biester, Thomas W ^a  

^a American Board of Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; SPECIALTY BOARDS; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548660835     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2007.06.004     Document Type: Review

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