The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 1 , Pages 86-93 , January 2010

Can professionalism be taught? Encouraging evidence

Received 6 July 2009 ,Revised 14 October 2009

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 Sponsored in part by grants from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation and the Arthur Vining Davis Foundation.

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.10.002

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 1 , Pages 86-93 , January 2010

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