The effect of call on neurosurgery residents' skills: Implications for policy regarding resident call periods - Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 478-482

  Ganju, Aruna ^a   Kahol, Kanav ^b,c,e   Lee, Peter ^a   Simonian, Narina ^a   Quinn, Steven J ^a   Ferrara, John J ^d   Batjer, H Hunt ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BANNER GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; Neurosurgery resident; Work hour restriction

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEMORY; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RESIDENT; SIMULATION; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACCREDITATION; ADULT; COGNITION; FATIGUE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; NEUROSURGERY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84857892996     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.9.JNS101406     Document Type: Article

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