Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 200, Issue 5 , Pages 670-676 , May 2005

Impact of Work-Hour Restrictions on Residents’ Operative Volume on a Subspecialty Surgical Service

Abstract presented at the American College of Surgeons 90th Annual Clinical Congress, Surgical Forum, New Orleans, LA, October 2004.

  • Ariel U. Spencer, MD
    • ,
  • Daniel H. Teitelbaum, MD (FACS)

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: Daniel H Teitelbaum, MD, FACS, F3970 Mott Children’s Hospital, University of Michigan Hospitals, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0245.

Received 26 October 2004 ,Revised 28 December 2004 ,Accepted 11 January 2005.

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 Competing interests declared: None.

PII: S1072-7515(05)00050-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2005.01.008

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 200, Issue 5 , Pages 670-676 , May 2005

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