The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 185, Issue 1 , Pages 10-12 , January 2003

Limiting resident duty hours

  • Lazar J. Greenfield, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, 2101 Taubman Center, Box 0346, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0346, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-734-936-6398; fax: +1-734-763-0190.

Received 4 September 2002 ,Revised 7 September 2002

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The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 185, Issue 1 , Pages 10-12 , January 2003

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