The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 191, Issue 4 , Pages 542-544 , April 2006

Laparoscopy as an educational and recruiting tool

  • Sean C. Glasgow, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
    • ,
  • Debbie Tiemann, R.N.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
    • ,
  • Margaret M. Frisella, R.N.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
    • Washington University Institute for Minimally-Invasive Surgery (WUIMIS), St. Louis, MO, USA
    • ,
  • Glenn Conroy, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
    • ,
  • Mary E. Klingensmith, M.D. (F.A.C.S.)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
    • Washington University Institute for Minimally-Invasive Surgery (WUIMIS), St. Louis, MO, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Ave., Campus Box 8109, St. Louis, MO 63110. Tel.: +1-314-362-8028; fax: +1-314-362-8790

Received 1 December 2004 ,Revised 3 August 2005

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PII: S0002-9610(06)00011-0

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.01.008

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 191, Issue 4 , Pages 542-544 , April 2006

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