Square pegs in round holes: has psychometric testing a place in choosing a surgical career? A preliminary report of work in progress.

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Published in Ann R Coll Surg Engl on March 01, 1999

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J H Gilligan1, F K Welsh, C Watts, T Treasure

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1: St George's Hospital, London.

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