Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 64, Issue 5 , Pages 294-299 , September 2007

Acute Care Surgery: A Proposed Training Model for a New Specialty Within General Surgery

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PII: S1931-7204(07)00156-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2007.06.003

Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 64, Issue 5 , Pages 294-299 , September 2007

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