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General surgery specialty

Known as: General Surgery, Surgery, General, surgery general 
A specialty in which manual or operative procedures are used in the treatment of disease, injuries, or deformities.
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Surgery specialty

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
An analysis of general surgery-related complications in a series of 412 minilaparotomic anterior lumbosacral procedures.
OBJECT Anterior lumbar surgery is associated with certain perioperative visceral and vascular complications. The aim of this… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
NOVEL METHOD FOR ASSESSMENT AND SELECTION OF TRAINEES FOR HIGHER SURGICAL TRAINING IN GENERAL SURGERY
The aim of the study was to select surgeons for a higher surgical training in general surgery programme at the Royal College of… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
The Effect of the 80-Hour Work Week on General Surgery Resident Operative Case Volume
To meet the new duty hour restrictions on July 1, 2003, our general surgery residency program underwent many changes. The purpose… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Prophylaxis and treatment of deep vein thrombosis in general surgery.
Review
2004
Review
2004
Trends in general surgery workforce data.
Review
2001
Review
2001
Is the quality of surgical residency applicants deteriorating?
Review
1997
Review
1997
Results of a national survey on ethics education in general surgery residency programs.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
A technical-skills course for 1st-year residents in general surgery: a descriptive study.
The proper teaching of operative skills to surgical residents is increasingly constrained by operative time, complex procedures… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
Gatekeeping in primary care: a comparison of internal medicine and family practice.
Five hundred twenty new patients were randomly and prospectively assigned to receive their care in the Internal Medicine Clinic… 
1968
1968
An introduction to the history of general surgery
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