The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 185, Issue 1 , Pages 35-41 , January 2003

Great expectations: the 21st century health workforce

  • George F Sheldon, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, 167 Burnett-Womack Clinical Science Bldg., University of North Carolina Medical School, CB 7050, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7050, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-919-966-4389; fax: +1-919-966-7841.

Received 4 September 2002 ,Accepted 7 September 2002.

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The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 185, Issue 1 , Pages 35-41 , January 2003

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