Academic cardiac surgery in Croatia: Perspective through eyes of an international collaborator

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 384-388

  Novick, William M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic medical centers; Cardiac surgical procedures; Education, medical; Health services research; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROATIA; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART SURGERY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; SURVIVAL; TEACHING;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CROATIA; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EUROPE; FACULTY, MEDICAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; RESEARCH; THORACIC SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4444305335     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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