Working patterns and the quality of training of medical house officers: Evaluating the effect of the 'new deal'

Medical Education

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 432-438

  Kapur, Navneet ^a,b   House, Allan ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitude of health personnel; Education, medical, graduate; Great Britain; Medical staff, hospital, education; State medicine, organization; Statistics, non parametric; Workload

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONSULTATION; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICAL STUDENT; NURSING STAFF; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHIFT WORKER; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; STATE MEDICINE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0031845403     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.1998.00238.x     Document Type: Article

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