Attrition of categoric general surgery residents: results of a 20-year audit

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 197, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 774-778

  Longo, Walter E ^a   Seashore, John ^a   Duffy, Andrew ^a   Udelsman, Robert ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Graduate medical education; Resident attrition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL SPECIALIZATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66149132209     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.06.038     Document Type: Article

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