Liability of the sleep-deprived resident

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 190, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 845-851

  Berlin, Leonard ^a  

^a RUSH NORTH SHORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Liability of medical centers; Malpractice; Residents' working hours

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WORK SCHEDULE; ARTICLE; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; UNITED STATES;

CHICAGO; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LIABILITY, LEGAL; SLEEP DEPRIVATION;

EID: 42449111164     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.07.3311     Document Type: Review

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