How Many Hours Is Enough? An Old Profession Meets a New Generation

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 140, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 838-839

  Schroeder, Steven A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; STRESS; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKING TIME;

EID: 2442517278     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-140-10-200405180-00017     Document Type: Review

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