Work-hour restrictions as an ethical dilemma for residents

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 191, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 527-532

  Carpenter, Robert O ^a   Austin, Mary T ^a   Tarpley, John L ^a   Griffin, Marie R ^a   Lomis, Kimberly D ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Ethical dilemma; Patient safety; Regulations; Resident training; Underreporting; Work hours

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT CARE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; VOLUNTARY REPORTING; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKING TIME;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DECISION TREES; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33644882730     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.01.002     Document Type: Article

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