Undermining and bullying in surgical training: A review and recommendations by the Association of Surgeons in Training

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue , 2015, Pages S5-S9

  Wild, J R L ^a   Ferguson, H J M ^a   McDermott, F D ^a   Hornby, S T ^a   Gokani, V J ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Undermining bullying surgical training workplace

Indexed keywords

BULLYING; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MEDICAL STUDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNDERMINING; WORKPLACE; EDUCATION; GENERAL SURGERY; GREAT BRITAIN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; SOCIAL WELFARE;

BULLYING; CHARITIES; GENERAL SURGERY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84955728391     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: 17439159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.09.017     Document Type: Editorial

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