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This study examines the effect of implementation of the resident duty-hour regulations on the attrition rate of general surgery residents.A 7-part survey encompassing the 2001 to 2004 academic years was sent to program directors of general surgery residency programs in the United States.One hundred twenty-four of 252 programs (49%) responded, reporting a loss of 338 categorical residents. The total...