The status quo of neurosurgery in China

Neurosurgery

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 516-520

  Zhao, Ji Zong ^a   Zhou, Liang Fu ^b   Zhou, Ding Biao ^c   Tang, Jie ^a   Zhang, Dong ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

China; Chinese National Key Project; Minimally invasive neurosurgery; Neuronavigation

Indexed keywords

CHINA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TRAINING;

CHINA; HUMANS; NEUROSURGERY;

EID: 41749087309     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000316020.28421.18     Document Type: Review

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