Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 207, Issue 2 , Pages 185-190 , August 2008

Should We Train the Trainers? Results of a Randomized Trial

Received 2 November 2007 ,Revised 21 January 2008 ,Accepted 27 February 2008.

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PII: S1072-7515(08)00274-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.02.032

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 207, Issue 2 , Pages 185-190 , August 2008

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