Journal of Surgical Research
Volume 140, Issue 2 , Pages 177-183 , 15 June 2007

Enhancing the Mission of Academic Surgery by Promoting Scientific Writing Skills

  • Pamela A. Derish, M.A.
    • ,
  • John Maa, M.D., F.A.C.S.
    • ,
  • Nancy L. Ascher, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.
    • ,
  • Hobart W. Harris, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationTo whom correspondence and reprint requests should be addressed at Division of General Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Avenue, S-301, San Francisco, CA 94143-0104.

Received 27 October 2006

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PII: S0022-4804(07)00086-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2007.02.018

Journal of Surgical Research
Volume 140, Issue 2 , Pages 177-183 , 15 June 2007

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