Smaller pieces of the hysterectomy pie: Current challenges in resident surgical education

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 113, Issue 2 PART 1, 2009, Pages 395-398

  Pulliam, Samantha J ^a   Berkowitz, Lori R ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGICAL TRAINING; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY;

EID: 60549086814     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181955011     Document Type: Note

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