Excessive work hours of physicians in training in El Salvador: Putting patients at risk

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1142-1144

  Fernández Taylor, Kenneth R ^a  

^a Depto de Ciencias Fisiologicas   (El Salvador)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALERTNESS; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; BURNOUT; DEPRESSION; EL SALVADOR; FATIGUE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL STUDENT; MORTALITY; PHYSICIAN; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESIDENT; RISK; SHORT SURVEY; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SUICIDE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; MENTAL STRESS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

EL SALVADOR; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICAL ERRORS; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 34547575164     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040205     Document Type: Short Survey

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