Although the field of application of pediatric neurosurgery is easily identified by the age criterion as well as the specific illnesses of children, the "pediatric neurosurgeon" is still fairly undefined. In fact, the evolution of the process by which the pediatric neurosurgeon is identified is quit
Symposium on the education and identification of a pediatric neurosurgeon at an international level
โ Scribed by Osamu Sato
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 123 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0256-7040
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โฆ Synopsis
In Japan, pediatric neurosurgery is well covered in the medical schools, and clinical training in this field is included in most programs. However, there are few fulltime pediatric neurosurgeons, and there is no specialty board for pediatric neurosurgery. It is included in the general neurosurgery board examination.
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