The changing face of the general surgeon: national and local trends in resident operative experience

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 199, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 652-656

  Eckert, Matthew ^a   Cuadrado, Daniel ^a   Steele, Scott ^a   Brown, Tommy ^a   Beekley, Alec ^a   Martin, Matthew ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

General surgery; Operative experience; Resident education; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; GENERAL SURGERY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NONSURGICAL INVASIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGEON; TREND STUDY; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ANGIOPLASTY; CAREER CHOICE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951920575     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.01.012     Document Type: Article

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