Maintenance of certification, maintenance of public trust

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 967-973

  Chung, Kevin C ^a   Clapham, Philip J ^b   Lalonde, Donald H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISTORY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE (U.S.); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SURGERY, PLASTIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79951665984     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e318200ab61     Document Type: Article

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