Systematic review: Association of shift length, protected sleep time, and night float with patient care, residents' health, and education

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 829-842

  Reed, Darcy A ^a   Fletcher, Kathlyn E ^b   Arora, Vineet M ^c  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; SHIFT WORKER; SKIN INJURY; SLEEP TIME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 78751622655     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-153-12-201012210-00010     Document Type: Review

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