Modafinil and zolpidem use by emergency medicine residents

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1311-1317

  McBeth, Brian D ^a,d   McNamara, Robert M ^b   Ankel, Felix K ^a   Mason, Emily J ^a,e   Ling, Louis J ^c   Flottemesch, Thomas J ^a   Asplin, Brent R ^a,f  

^a REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Sacred Heart Hospital   (United States)

^f MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Graduate medical education; Physician impairment; Substance related disorders

Indexed keywords

MODAFINIL; ZOLPIDEM;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGITATION; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIZZINESS; DROWSINESS; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG RESEARCH; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HALLUCINATION; HEADACHE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL INSTABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; RESTLESSNESS; SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; AKATHISIA, DRUG-INDUCED; AMNESIA; ANOREXIA; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEPRESSION; DIZZINESS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HALLUCINATIONS; HEADACHE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; NAUSEA; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PHYSICIAN IMPAIRMENT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PYRIDINES; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SLEEP STAGES; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71549149376     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2009.00586.x     Document Type: Article

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