Present and future of neurosurgery training and education

Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-3

  Gasco, Jaime ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Certification; Competency; Education; Neurosurgery; Training

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEUROSURGEON; NEUROSURGERY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESIDENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURGICAL TRAINING;

EID: 84902491799     PISSN: 1394195X     EISSN: 21804303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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