Surgical case volume in Canadian urology residency: A comparison of trends in open and minimally invasive surgical experience

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1063-1067

  Mamut, Adiel E ^a   Afshar, Kourosh ^a   Mickelson, Jennifer J ^a   MacNeily, Andrew E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALECTOMY; ARTICLE; CANADA; HUMAN; JOB EXPERIENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEPHRECTOMY; NEPHROURETERECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; PYELOPLASTY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGICAL TRAINING;

CANADA; DATABASES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; UROLOGY;

EID: 79959306950     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: 1557900X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2010.0304     Document Type: Article

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