Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 955-961 , December 2001

Presidential address: Towards competence in vascular care

Presented at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting of The Eastern Vascular Society, Washington, DC, May 4-6, 2001.

Received 17 May 2001 ,Accepted 24 May 2001.

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  3. Pearce WH, Parker MA, Feinglass J, Ujiki M, Manheim LM. The importance of surgeon volume and training in outcomes for vascular surgical procedures. J Vasc Surg. 1999;29:768–776
  4. Tu JV, Austin PC, Johnston KW. The influence of surgical specialty training on the outcomes of elective abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery. J Vasc Surg. 2001;33:447–452

☆ Competition of interest: nil.

☆☆ Reprint requests: John J. Ricotta, MD, SUNY at Stony Brook, University Hospital and Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8191 (e-mail: ricotta@surg.som.sunysb.edu ).

★ J Vasc Surg 2001;34:955-61.

PII: S0741-5214(01)98797-X

doi: 10.1067/mva.2001.119227

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 955-961 , December 2001

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