Cardiologists should have basic surgical skills training

Heart

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 741-742

  Khavandi, Ali ^a   Hamilton, Stephen ^b   Fitzpatrick, Adam ^c   Wright, David J ^d   Lewis, Michael ^e   Harcombe, Alun ^f   Rowland, Edward ^g  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIOLOGIST; HOSPITALIZATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; SURGICAL TRAINING; TISSUE REACTION; WOUND CLOSURE;

CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; THORACIC SURGERY;

EID: 77952667164     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2010.193789     Document Type: Short Survey

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