The value of the post-take ward round: Are new working patterns compromising junior doctor education?

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 323-326

  Chaponda, M ^a,b   Borra, M ^a   Beeching, N J ^a   Almond, D S ^a   Williams, P S ^a   Hammond, M A ^a   Price, V A ^a   Tarry, L ^a   Taegtmeyer, M ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Pharmacology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute medicine; Emergency medicine; European Working Time Directive; Junior doctors; Post take ward rounds; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; URBAN AREA; WORKING TIME;

EID: 70249123150     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.9-4-323     Document Type: Article

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