Internal medicine residents' clinical and didactic experiences after work hour regulation: A survey of chief residents

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 961-965

  Horwitz, Leora I ^a,b   Krumholz, Harlan M ^b   Huot, Stephen J ^b   Green, Michael L ^b  

^a VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Internship and residency; Personnel staffing; Scheduling; Workload

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EDUCATION; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORKLOAD;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PATIENT ADMISSION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33746560615     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02743145     Document Type: Review

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