The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 3 , Pages 326-330 , March 2007

Effect of the 80-hour work week on resident operative experience in general surgery

Presented at the 49th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Surgical Association, Mackinac Island, MI, August 6–9, 2006

Received 12 August 2006 ,Revised 20 September 2006

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PII: S0002-9610(06)00792-6

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.09.014

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 3 , Pages 326-330 , March 2007

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