Objective assessment, selection, and certification in surgery

Surgical Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 140-145

  Vassiliou, Melina C ^a   Feldman, Liane S ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment; Certification; Selection; Surgical performance

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; CERTIFICATION; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING;

EID: 80051889748     PISSN: 09607404     EISSN: 18793320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suronc.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

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