Are long physician working hours harmful to patient safety?

Pediatrics International

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 175-178

  Ehara, Akira ^a  

^a Koala Medical Research   (Japan)

Author keywords

Malpractice; Medical errors; Patient safety; Work hours

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMBASE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WORKING TIME;

HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PEDIATRICS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; SAFETY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 40949121108     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2008.02551.x     Document Type: Article

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