Surgery in Remote and Rural Scotland

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1335-1347

  Sim, Andrew J W ^a,b   Grant, Fiona ^c   Ingram, Annie K ^d,e  

^a Western Isles Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS   (United Kingdom)

^c Spynie Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^d Remote and Rural Healthcare ^*  (United Kingdom)

^e Ashludie Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Remote; Rural; Rural general hospital; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CAREER CHOICE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICINE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PHYSICIANS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SCOTLAND; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 70450277648     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2009.09.012     Document Type: Review

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