Emergency cross-cover of surgical specialties: Consensus recommendations by the Association of Surgeons in Training

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 584-588

  Wild, J R L ^a   Lambert, G ^a   Hornby, S ^a   Fitzgerald, J E F ^a  

^a Italian Society of Surgical Oncology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross cover; Emergency; Patient safety; Service provision; Surgical training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONSENSUS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; SKILL; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS; SURGERY; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONSENSUS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PATIENT SAFETY; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL;

EID: 84896691412     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: 17439159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2013.09.011     Document Type: Editorial

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