Clinical fellowships in surgical training: Analysis of a national pan-specialty workforce survey

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 945-952

  Fitzgerald, J E F ^a   Milburn, J A ^a   Khera, G ^a   Davies, R S M ^a   Hornby, S T ^a   Giddings, C E B ^a  

^a Italian Society of Surgical Oncology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; SURGERY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL;

EID: 84885641687     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-013-1949-1     Document Type: Article

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