The Impact of Fatigue on Patient Safety

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1135-1153

  Parshuram, Christopher S ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FATIGUE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; WELLBEING; WORKLOAD;

FATIGUE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SLEEP DEPRIVATION;

EID: 33751193108     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2006.09.009     Document Type: Review

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