Increase in nephrology advanced trainee numbers in Australia and associated reduction in clinical exposure over the past decade

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 287-293

  Amos, L ^a   Toussaint, N D ^b,c,f   Phoon, R K ^e,f   Elias, T J ^f,g   Levidiotis, V ^c,f   Campbell, S B ^f,h   Walker, A M ^d,f   Harrex, C ^f  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c WESTERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (Australia)

^g Central and Northern Adelaide Renal and Transplantation Service   (Australia)

^h PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advanced training; Australia; Kidney disease; Medical education; Nephrology

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DIALYSIS CATHETER; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEPHROLOGY; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; NEPHROLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 84874395047     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2012.02839.x     Document Type: Article

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