A 9-year comparison of practice profiles of candidates for primary and recertification examinations of the american board of plastic surgery relative to economic indicators

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Gosain, Arun K ^a,b,c   Haller, Harold S ^a,b,c   Lee, Michelle ^a,b,c   Cullison, Terry M ^a,b,c   Noone, R Barrett ^a,b,c  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c American Board of Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; PLASTIC SURGERY; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

CERTIFICATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SURGERY, PLASTIC; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875015706     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31827c7086     Document Type: Article

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