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- Title
Hands across mountains: a view from Asia†.
- Authors
Lee, Chuen Neng; von Segesser, Ludwig K.
- Abstract
The article discusses the challenges and opportunities in cardio-thoracic surgery in Asia, in relation to the new European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) House in Windsor, England. It mentions communication, transportation and medical culture as problems facing the profession in Asia. It explores how the profession can give top-quality surgery for a large number of patients and the launch of the Academy of the Asian Society for Cardio-Vascular and Thoracic Surgery (ASCVTS).
- Subjects
ASIA; THORACIC surgery; CARDIOVASCULAR surgery; THORACIC surgeons; MEDICAL societies; MEDICAL communication; MEDICAL quality control; TRANSPORTATION
- Publication
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 2013, Vol 43, Issue 1, p234
- ISSN
1010-7940
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/ejcts/ezs534