Extended work duration and the risk of self-reported percutaneous injuries in interns

JAMA

Volumn 296, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1055-1062

  Ayas, Najib T ^a,b,c,d   Barger, Laura K ^a   Cade, Brian E ^a   Hashimoto, Dean M ^a   Rosner, Bernard ^a   Cronin, John W ^a   Speizer, Frank E ^a   Czeisler, Charles A ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NIGHT WORK; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; WORKING TIME; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SLEEP DISORDER; COHORT ANALYSIS; LACERATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; RISK; STATISTICS; WORK SCHEDULE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LACERATIONS; MALE; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; RISK; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 33748437811     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.296.9.1055     Document Type: Article

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