The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 190, Issue 6 , Pages 968-972 , December 2005

Impact of the 80-hour work week on resident emergency operative experience

Presented at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Surgical Congress, San Antonio, Texas, April 10–12, 2005

Received 12 April 2005 ,Revised 8 August 2005

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PII: S0002-9610(05)00724-5

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.08.025

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 190, Issue 6 , Pages 968-972 , December 2005