Surgical complications and their implications for surgeons' well-being

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 100, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 1748-1755

  Pinto, A ^a   Faiz, O ^a   Bicknell, C ^a   Vincent, C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSULTATION; EMOTION; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSULTANTS; EMOTIONS; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84887851006     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9308     Document Type: Article

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