Research 'arms race' among plastic surgery residency applicants: When is good enough 'good enough'?

J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address:

Published: July 2023

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