An update: The operative experience in adrenal, pancreatic, and other less common endocrine diseases of U.S. general surgery residents

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 232-236

  Le, David ^a   Karmali, Shahzeer ^b   Harness, Jay K ^c   Sheppard, Brett C ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL DISEASE; ADRENALECTOMY; ARTICLE; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENDOCRINE SURGERY; EVALUATION; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NORMAL HUMAN; OPERATIVE EXPERIENCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS DISEASE; RESIDENT; SURGERY RESIDENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING;

ADRENAL GLAND DISEASES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENDOCRINE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PANCREATIC DISEASES; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38349091666     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-007-9179-z     Document Type: Article

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