Has the 80-hour work week had an impact on voluntary attrition in general surgery residency programs?

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 202, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 340-344

  Leibrandt, Thomas J ^a   Pezzi, Christopher M ^a   Fassler, Steven A ^a   Reilly, Eugene F ^a   Morris, Jon B ^b  

^a ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SURGICAL TRAINING; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 30944467219     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2005.09.018     Document Type: Article

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