The scope of plastic surgery according to 2434 allopathic medical students in the United States

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 947-956

  Kling, Russell E ^a   Nayar, Harry S ^a   Harhay, Michael O ^a   Emelife, Patrick O ^a   Manders, Ernest K ^a   Ahuja, Naveen K ^a   Losee, Joseph E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; PLASTIC SURGERY; STATISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; HUMANS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SURGERY, PLASTIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898714986     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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