Postgraduate ophthalmic training: How do we compare

Eye

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 965-967

  Chan, W H ^a   Saedon, H ^b   Falcon, M G ^c  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORNEA SURGERY; CURRICULUM; GERMANY; GLAUCOMA SURGERY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NEW ZEALAND; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; RETINA SURGERY; REVIEW; SINGAPORE; STRABISMUS SURGERY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EID: 80051764407     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2011.120     Document Type: Review

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