Has the 80-Hour Work Week Had an Impact on Voluntary Attrition in General Surgery Residency Programs?
Journal of the American College of SurgeonsPublished 20 December 2005
Thomas J. Leibrandt, Christopher M. Pezzi, Steven A. Fassler, Eugene F. Reilly, Jon B. Morris
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Rates and patterns of attrition seem to have been unaffected by Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education work-hours limitations.
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Rates and patterns of attrition seem to have been unaffected by Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education work-hours limitations.
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