Vascular surgery is an unattractive career option for current basic surgical trainees: A regional perspective

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 792-795

  Currie, S ^a   Coughlin, Patrick A ^a,b   Bhasker, S ^a   Hossain, J ^a   Irvine, C D ^a   Curley, P J ^a  

^a PINDERFIELDS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Training; Vascular surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER PLANNING; DECISION MAKING; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; GENERAL SURGERY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORTHOPEDICS; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT RECRUITMENT; SURGICAL TRAINING; UROLOGY; VASCULAR SURGERY; WORKLOAD;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREER CHOICE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; ENGLAND; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; SURGERY; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 36649035928     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588407X232053     Document Type: Article

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