Resident work hours

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 603-609

  Bhananker, Sanjay M ^a,b,c   Cullen, Bruce F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bell commission; Continuity of care; Fatigue; Junior doctor; Resident physician; Stress; Work hours

Indexed keywords

BURNOUT; EVALUATION; FATIGUE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; LAW; LEARNING; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH; MONITORING; MOOD; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; REVIEW; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; STRESS; TIME; WELLBEING; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 2942577494     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001503-200312000-00006     Document Type: Review

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