Getting the most from your cardiothoracic surgical training: It's all about behavior.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St Louis, Mo. Electronic address:

Published: December 2022

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