Future of vascular surgical training: The trainees' views

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 96-99

  Richards, Toby ^a,c   Jones, Keith ^b  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Training; Vascular surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 41349095034     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588408X261690     Document Type: Article

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