Trials and tribulations: The professional development of surgical trialists

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 204, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Jarman, Anna F ^a,b   Wray, Nelda P ^a,b,c   Wenner, Danielle M ^d   Ashton, Carol M ^a,b,c  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Interviews as topic; Mentoring; Professional practice; Qualitative research; Surgery; Teaching

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); FEMALE; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SURGERY; SURGICAL TRAINING;

EID: 84865202972     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.11.008     Document Type: Article

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