European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 39 , Pages S10-S14 , March 2010

Should we Develop a Core International Curriculum for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery?

  • R. Fitridge

      Affiliations

    • The University of Adelaide, Discipline of Surgery and Vascular Surgery Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville 5011, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: The University of Adelaide, Discipline of Surgery, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville 5011, Australia. Tel.: +61 8 82227711; fax: +61 8 82226028.
    • ,
  • F. Quigley

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Surgical Unit, Townsville General Hospital, Townsville, Australia
    • ,
  • M. Vicaretti

      Affiliations

    • University of Sydney, Department of Surgery, Vascular Surgical Unit, Westmead Hospital, Australia

Received 4 September 2009 ,Accepted 3 December 2009.

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☆ Presented at the XXIII Annual Meeting 3–6 September, 2009, European Society for Vascular Surgery, Oslo, Norway.

PII: S1078-5884(09)00611-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.12.004

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 39 , Pages S10-S14 , March 2010

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