Impact of resident workload and handoff training on patient outcomes

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 104-110

  Mueller, Stephanie K ^a   Call, Stephanie A ^b   McDonald, Furman S ^c   Halvorsen, Andrew J ^c   Schnipper, Jeffrey L ^a   Hicks, Leroi S ^d,e  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84455200491     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.09.005     Document Type: Note

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