Attending work hour restrictions: Is it time?

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-8

  Hyman, Neil H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; JOB STRESS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKING TIME;

GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; TIME FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 58749091459     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2008.518     Document Type: Note

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