Junior doctors' shifts and sleep deprivation

British Medical Journal

Volumn 330, Issue 7505, 2005, Pages 1404-

  Murray, Alice ^a   Pounder, Roy ^a   Mather, Hugh ^b   Black, Dame Carol ^c  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b EALING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EDUCATION; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HUMAN; NIGHT WORK; PHYSICIAN; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; WORKING TIME;

EID: 21044446516     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.330.7505.1404     Document Type: Editorial

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