Minimizing Excessive Resident Hours in Surgical Training Programs

Current Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 7-8, 1999, Pages 449-452

  Burns, Gerard A ^a   Merrell, R C ^a   Sumpio, B ^a   Casper, K ^a   Awolesi, M ^a   Farquhar, D ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0347599374     PISSN: 01497944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0149-7944(99)00111-7     Document Type: Article

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