Effects of the new Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education work hour rules on surgical interns: A prospective study in a community teaching hospital

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 205, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 163-168

  Kamine, Tovy Haber ^a,b   Barron, Rebecca J ^c   Lesicka, Agnieszka ^a   Galbraith, John D ^b   Millham, Frederick H ^a   Larson, Janet ^a  

^a NEWTON WELLESLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; Resident exhaustion; Resident work hours

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENT; REVIEW; SLEEP; SOMNOLENCE; SURGICAL TRAINING; WORK SCHEDULE;

EID: 84872548803     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.10.006     Document Type: Article

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