Academic careers in cardiovascular medicine

Circulation

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 754-760

  Fuster, Valentin ^a   Van Der Zee, Sarina ^a   Elmariah, Sammy ^a   Bonow, Robert O ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health occupations; Mentors; Research personnel; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAREER; CAUSE OF DEATH; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENTIST; TEACHER; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MANPOWER; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAREER CHOICE; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; PREVALENCE; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61549125013     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.792564     Document Type: Article

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