Challenges in the training of military surgeons: Experiences from Dutch combat operations in southern Afghanistan

European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 421-428

  Hoencamp, R ^a   Tan, E C T H ^b   Idenburg, F ^c   Ramasamy, A ^d   van Egmond, T ^e   Leenen, L P H ^f   Hamming, J F ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e Department of Surgery Medical Centre St Elisabeth   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Disaster; Dutch Armed Forces; Military; Surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906306784     PISSN: 18639933     EISSN: 16153146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-014-0401-z     Document Type: Article

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