An analysis of plastic surgery training: Belgium and the United Kingdom

G Vissers^{1

2}, N Vermeersch^{2

3}, F Thiessen^{2

3}, T Tondu^{2

3}, G J McArthur¹, J Atkins¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plastic Surgery, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
² Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, University Hospital Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium.
³ Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Hospital Network Antwerp (ZNA), Antwerp, Belgium.

G Vissers et al. JPRAS Open. 2021.

. 2021 Jul 21:30:44-46.

doi: 10.1016/j.jpra.2021.07.003. eCollection 2021 Dec.

G Vissers^{1

2}, N Vermeersch^{2

3}, F Thiessen^{2

3}, T Tondu^{2

3}, G J McArthur¹, J Atkins¹

¹ Department of Plastic Surgery, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
² Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, University Hospital Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium.
³ Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Hospital Network Antwerp (ZNA), Antwerp, Belgium.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

None declared.

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