Resident Work Hour Restrictions: Where Are We Now?
Journal of the American College of SurgeonsPublished 21 August 2008
Myriam J. Curet
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Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA *Correspondence address: Myriam J Curet, MD, FACS, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, H3680, 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA 94305 email: [email protected] Received June 4, 2008; Revised July 15, 2008; Accepted July 17, 2008. Disclosure Information: Nothing to disclose.
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