Seminars in Colon & Rectal Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 115-121 , June 2008

Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgical Training: A Curricular Approach

  • Rajesh Aggarwal, MA, MRCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to R. Aggarwal, Specialist Registrar/Honorary Clinical Research Fellow, Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, 10th Floor, QEQM Building, St. Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, London, W2 1NY, United Kingdom.
    • ,
  • Teodor Grantcharov, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.

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PII: S1043-1489(08)00024-9

doi: 10.1053/j.scrs.2008.02.008

Seminars in Colon & Rectal Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 115-121 , June 2008

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