Ambition... and humility of the surgeons

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 248, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 899-901

  Jaeck, Daniel ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DE HAUTEPIERRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SKILL; SURGEON; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GENERAL SURGERY; MORALITY; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; PHYSICIANS; VIRTUES;

EID: 58149397394     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e318190edf7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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