Global Differences in the Training, Practice, and Interrelationship of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Wood, Douglas E ^a   Farjah, Farhood ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; GENERAL SURGERY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART SURGERY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; THORAX SURGERY;

EID: 67650729346     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.04.010     Document Type: Article

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