Defining and measuring the effort needed for inpatient medicine work

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 426-430

  Lamba, Reema ^a   Schapira, Marilyn M ^a,b   Singh, Siddhartha ^a   Fletcher, Kathlyn E ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL FUNCTION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PHYSICIANS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84862777516     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.1004     Document Type: Article

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