Reaching our successors: the trend for early specialisation and the potential effect on recruitment to our speciality

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1135-1138

  Rees Lee, J E ^a   Lee, S ^a  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; EDITORIAL; ESTHETIC SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MENTORS; SURGERY, PLASTIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 51349137394     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2008.06.005     Document Type: Editorial

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