Assessment of endoscopic training of general surgery residents in a North American health region

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1056-1062

  Asfaha, Samuel ^a   Alqahtani, Saleh ^a   Hilsden, Robert J ^a   MacLean, Anthony R ^a   Beck, Paul L ^a  

^a Gastrointestinal Research Group   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COLONOSCOPY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ALBERTA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; GENERAL SURGERY; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY;

EID: 56349162497     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.03.1088     Document Type: Article

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