Practicing under the influence of fatigue (PUIF): A wake-up call for patients and providers

Advances in Neonatal Care

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 55-61

  Buus Frank, Madge E ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DROWSINESS; EDITORIAL; FATIGUE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPERPHAGIA; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP TIME;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FATIGUE; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT CARE; SAFETY; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 15944362732     PISSN: 15360903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adnc.2005.02.001     Document Type: Editorial

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