The burn surgeon: An endangered species. Can exposure in medical school increase interest in burn surgery?

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-45

  Kahn, Steven Alexander ^a   Goldman, Matthew ^b   Daul, Matthew ^a   Lentz, Christopher W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURN; BURN SURGEON; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; STUDENT ATTITUDE; SURGEON; TEACHER;

ADULT; BURNS; CAREER CHOICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79151482489     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e318204b318     Document Type: Article

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