Whither goest general surgery?

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 444-450

  Welch, John P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GENERAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD;

CAREER CHOICE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44149119109     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.143.5.444     Document Type: Conference Paper

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