Commentary: The case for expanding general surgery residencies

Academic Medicine

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 749-751

  Russell, John C ^a   Nelson, M Timothy ^b   Fry, Donald E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77953547974     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181d7e056     Document Type: Review

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