Patient safety and surgical training: An unhealthy relationship?

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 249, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 877-878

  Kelz, Rachel R ^a   Morris, Jon B ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED STATES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORTALITY; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SURGERY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WORKLOAD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 67649207398     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181a7be96     Document Type: Editorial

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