Balancing continuity of care with residents' limited work hours: Defining the implications

Academic Medicine

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-43

  Fletcher, Kathlyn E ^a,b   Saint, Sanjay ^c,d   Mangrulkar, Rajesh S ^d  

^a CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FATIGUE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; REVIEW; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 11344270995     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200501000-00010     Document Type: Review

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