Delivering surgical training in the People's Republic of China: Are current mechanisms adequate?

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 443-445

  Wan, Yizhou Carl ^a   Wan, Yize Isalina ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PATIENT CARE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CERTIFICATION; CHINA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FORECASTING; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS;

EID: 57049113741     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2008.08.012     Document Type: Article

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