Introduction of a 14-hour work shift model for housestaff in the medical ICU

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Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 3910-3915

  Afessa, Bekele ^a   Kennedy, Cassie C ^a   Klarich, Kyle W ^a   Aksamit, Timothy R ^a   Kolars, Joseph C ^b   Hubmayr, Rolf D ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

ICU; Shift work; Work schedule tolerance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RESIDENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WORK SCHEDULE;

EID: 30344470151     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.128.6.3910     Document Type: Article

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