Sleep, science, and policy change

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 352, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 196-197

  Wylie, C Dennis ^a  

^a D Wylie Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRIVER; DRIVING ABILITY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WORKING TIME;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; FATIGUE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 11844283946     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe048324     Document Type: Editorial

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