The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 194, Issue 6 , Pages 751-757 , December 2007

General surgery resident attrition and the 80-hour workweek

Presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Surgical Congress, Rancho Mirage, CA, March 25–29, 2007

Received 18 May 2007 ,Revised 13 August 2007

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PII: S0002-9610(07)00742-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.08.033

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 194, Issue 6 , Pages 751-757 , December 2007