Working hours and roster structures of surgical trainees in Australia and New Zealand

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 890-895

  O'Grady, Gregory ^a   Loveday, Benjamin ^a   Harper, Simon ^a   Adams, Brandon ^a   Civil, Ian D ^a   Peters, Matthew ^a  

^a ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (Australia)

Author keywords

Duty hour; Fatigue; Regulation; Resident; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 78649735148     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2010.05528.x     Document Type: Article

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