Baseline duty hours recorded with time-cards: A pre-regulation study of internal medicine residents

Medical Education

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 662-666

  Chang, Larry W ^a   Vidyarthi, Arpana R ^a   Kohlwes, R Jeffrey ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Education, medical, graduate *organisation administration; Hospital records; Internship and residence *organisation administration; Personnel administration, hospital; Time factors; United States

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; MONITORING; NIGHT WORK; RESIDENT; TIME CARD; WORKING TIME;

HOSPITAL RECORDS; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748577351     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2006.02501.x     Document Type: Article

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