Status of trauma and acute care surgery in the United States

Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-4

  Peitzman, Andrew B ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute care surgery; Attitude of health personnel; Surgery education; Traumatology manpower; United States

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MANPOWER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; REVIEW; SURGICAL TRAINING; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; SURGERY; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39749191952     PISSN: 1306696X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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