The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 196, Issue 6 , Pages 801-808 , December 2008

President's address: A subspecialist's view of the specialty of general surgery

  • Alan G. Thorson, M.D., F.A.C.S.

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Received 17 September 2008

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 Presidential Address, The Southwestern Surgical Congress, Acapulco, Mexico, March 30, 2008.

PII: S0002-9610(08)00681-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.09.003

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 196, Issue 6 , Pages 801-808 , December 2008

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