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Principles of Rodent Surgery for the New Surgeon
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Practice characteristics of surgeons in the United States
The Surgical Clinics of North America
|August 1, 1982
Abstract:
The results are discussed of two SOSSUS studies, one a questionnaire to obtain information from a representative sample of surgeons about their practice organizations, work loads, work time, and other relevant data, and the other a comprehensive examination of surgeons' work loads in four diverse areas of the United States.
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