Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of North American working hours restrictions on mortality and morbidity in surgical patients

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 336-344

  Jamal, M H ^a,b   Doi, S A R ^c,d   Rousseau, M ^a   Edwards, M ^a   Rao, C ^c   Barendregt, J J ^c   Snell, L ^a   Meterissian, S ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLISHING; REVIEW; STANDARD; SURGERY; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PUBLICATION BIAS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 84856465816     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8657     Document Type: Review

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