Workforce issues in hepatology: What is needed?

Hepatology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1801-1804

  Bacon, Bruce R ^a  

^a Saint Louis University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; PEGINTERFERON; RIBAVIRIN;

CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; LIVER FAILURE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HEALTH SERVICE; MANPOWER; MEDICAL PROFESSION; UNITED STATES;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; SPECIALISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 46249118134     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.22276     Document Type: Short Survey

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