The future of trauma care in a developing country: Interest of medical students and interns in surgery and surgical specialties

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 209-212

  Abioye, I A ^a,b   Ibrahim, N A ^a   Odesanya, M O ^a,c   Wright, K O ^a  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Nigeria Customs Service Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Career choice; Surgery; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; ORTHOPEDICS; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIALIZATION; TRAUMATOLOGY;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 84860881385     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: 17439159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2012.03.003     Document Type: Article

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