American board of vascular surgery: The first 7 years

Vascular

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 20-27

  Stanley, James C ^a   Veith, Frank J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Certification; Medical practice; Specialization; Training; Vascular surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; GENERAL SURGERY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; STANDARD; SURGICAL TRAINING; VASCULAR SURGERY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HUMANS; SPECIALTY BOARDS; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 3543134735     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/rsmvasc.12.1.20     Document Type: Article

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