Neurosurgery certification in member societies of the WFNS: Africa and the Middle East

World Neurosurgery

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 18-27

  Gasco, Jaime ^a   Barber, Sean M ^a   McCutcheon, Ian E ^b   Black, Peter M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Middle East; Neurosurgery certification; Neurosurgery training; WFNS

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGYPT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MIDDLE EAST; MOUTH EXAMINATION; NEUROSURGERY; NIGERIA; PRODUCTIVITY; REVIEW;

EID: 80051744269     PISSN: 18788750     EISSN: 18788769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2010.09.006     Document Type: Article

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