Pregnancy among residents enrolled in general surgery (PREGS): A survey of residents in a single Canadian training program

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 375-380

  Merchant, Shaila ^a   Hameed, Garth Morad ^a   Melck, Garth Adrienne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 82755166921     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cjs.015710     Document Type: Article

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