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. 2004 Nov;199(5):792-9.

doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2004.05.281.

General surgery as a career: a contemporary review of factors central to medical student specialty choice

Neal R Barshes¹, Ashley K Vavra, Anna Miller, F Charles Brunicardi, John A Goss, John F Sweeney

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PMID: 15501122
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2004.05.281

Review

General surgery as a career: a contemporary review of factors central to medical student specialty choice

Neal R Barshes et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2004 Nov.

. 2004 Nov;199(5):792-9.

doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2004.05.281.

Authors

Neal R Barshes¹, Ashley K Vavra, Anna Miller, F Charles Brunicardi, John A Goss, John F Sweeney

Affiliation

¹ Michael E DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

PMID: 15501122
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2004.05.281

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