The European Working Time Directive: Effect on education and clinical care

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 576-579

  Waurick, René ^a   Weber, Thomas ^a   Bröking, Katrin ^a   Van Aken, Hugo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Education; European Working Time Directive; Working hour rules; Working time

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGEON; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKING TIME;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; TIME FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 35948961149     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0b013e3282f0ef61     Document Type: Review

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