A 15-year review of pediatric neurosurgical fellowships: Implications for the pediatric neurosurgical workforce

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 429-432

  Durham, Susan R ^a,b,c   Shipman, Scott A ^a,b  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fellowship; Manpower; Neurosurgical education; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GRADUATE STUDENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEUROSURGERY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; TRAINING;

CAREER CHOICE; CERTIFICATION; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PEDIATRICS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44849136515     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/PED/2008/1/6/429     Document Type: Article

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