Operative experience in an orthopaedic surgery residency program: The effect of work-hour restrictions

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 924-927

  Baskies, Michael A ^a   Ruchelsman, David E ^b   Capeci, Craig M ^b   Zuckerman, Joseph D ^b   Egol, Kenneth A ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; TRAINING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URBAN AREA; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 41849095643     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.00918     Document Type: Article

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