Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 67, Issue 2 , Pages 79-84 , March 2010

Resident Education and Management of End-of-Life Care: The Resident's Perspective

  • Zara Cooper, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Surgery and the Public Health, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Inquiries to Zara Cooper, MD, MSc, Center for Surgery and the Public Health, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115; fax: (617) 566-9549
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  • Michael Meyers, BS

      Affiliations

    • Center for Surgery and the Public Health, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Nancy L. Keating, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Health Policy, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Xiangmei Gu, MS

      Affiliations

    • Center for Surgery and the Public Health, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Stuart R. Lipsitz, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Surgery and the Public Health, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Selwyn O. Rogers, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Surgery and the Public Health, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

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PII: S1931-7204(10)00017-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2010.01.002

Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 67, Issue 2 , Pages 79-84 , March 2010

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