The problem of the aging surgeon: When surgeon age becomes a surgical risk factor

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 467, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 402-411

  Blasier, Ralph B ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RETIREMENT; SKILL; SURGEON; SURGICAL RISK; UNITED STATES; AGE; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; GENERAL SURGERY; LEGAL ASPECT; MALPRACTICE; ORTHOPEDICS; PHYSICIAN; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD;

AGE FACTORS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; ORTHOPEDICS; PHYSICIAN IMPAIRMENT; PHYSICIANS; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 59649084007     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-008-0587-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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