The effects of consecutive night shifts on neuropsychological performance of interns in the emergency department: A pilot study

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 400-406

  Rollinson, Denise C ^a,e   Rathlev, Niels K ^a   Moss, Mark ^b   Killiany, Ron ^b   Sassower, Kenneth C ^c   Auerbach, Sanford ^a   Fish, Susan S ^d  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DEPRESSION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOOD; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NIGHT; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; RECOGNITION; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP DISORDER; VISUAL MEMORY;

EID: 0037373114     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mem.2003.77     Document Type: Article

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