Published in J Pediatr Surg on July 01, 2011
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AHRQ program promotes patient safety and liability reform. Bull Am Coll Surg (2013) 0.75
Medicaid expansion likely to affect the delivery of surgical care. Bull Am Coll Surg (2014) 0.75
Perioperative corticosteroid reduces hospital stay after fronto-orbital advancement. J Craniofac Surg (2010) 0.75
Cost differences between the anterior and posterior approaches to the iliac crest for alveolar bone grafting in patients with cleft lip/palate. J Oral Maxillofac Surg (2011) 0.75
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The critical state of graduate medical education funding. Bull Am Coll Surg (2012) 0.75