Overview of general surgery training in the USA: History and present

Polski Przeglad Chirurgiczny/ Polish Journal of Surgery

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 377-397

  Dudrick, Stanley ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 77958533675     PISSN: 0032373X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10035-010-0055-4     Document Type: Review

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