The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 197, Issue 2 , Pages 142-146 , February 2009

The Asa Yancey lecture: swimming against the current: building strength through adversity

Presented at the 17th Annual Meeting of the Society of Black Academic Surgeons, April 17–20, 2008, Cleveland, OH.

Received 21 May 2008 ,Revised 26 August 2008

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.08.014

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 197, Issue 2 , Pages 142-146 , February 2009

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