Changes in Operative Case Experience for General Surgery Residents: Has the 80-Hour Work Week Decreased Residents' Operative Experience?

Advances in Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-90

  Kairys, John C ^a   DiMuzio, Paul J ^a   Crawford, Albert G ^b   Grabo, Daniel J ^a   Yeo, Charles J ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; REVIEW; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 70350065963     PISSN: 00653411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yasu.2009.02.016     Document Type: Review

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