Education in vascular surgery-critical issues: A Southern African perspective

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2008, Pages 84S-86S

  Veller, Martin G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 57349164902     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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