Hours of work and fatigue-related error: A survey of New Zealand anaesthetists

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 178-183

  Gander, P H ^a   Merry, A ^a,b   Millar, M M ^a,c   Weller, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c WELLINGTON HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

ANAESTHETIST, ANESTHESIOLOGIST: error, workload, patient safety, well being

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; ERROR; FATIGUE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEW ZEALAND; SAFETY; WELLBEING; WORKING TIME;

EID: 0034030662     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0002800209     Document Type: Article

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