Trainee fatigue: Are new limits on work hours enough?

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 170, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 975-976

  Howard, Steven K ^a   Gaba, David M ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; FATIGUE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESIDENT; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; WORK CAPACITY; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD;

EID: 1642359526     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1031613     Document Type: Note

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