Resident Work Hour Restrictions: Where Are We Now?

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 207, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 767-776

  Curet, Myriam J ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITALIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENT; REVIEW; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNIVERSITY; WORK HOUR RESTRICTION; WORK SCHEDULE;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGERY; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 54049108811     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.07.010     Document Type: Review

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