Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 67, Issue 6 , Pages 381-386 , November 2010

Guidelines for Maintaining a Professional Compass in the Era of Social Networking

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the APDS, April 21, 2010

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 Supported in part by an AHRQ Health Services Training Grant T32 HS013833-08 (MPL and JS) and an NIH T32 training grant 5T32DK007061-35 (RMK)

PII: S1931-7204(10)00186-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2010.07.006

Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 67, Issue 6 , Pages 381-386 , November 2010

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