The use of caffeinated substances by surgeons for cognitive enhancement

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 261, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1091-1095

  Franke, Andreas G ^a,c   Bagusat, Christiana ^a   McFarlane, Carolyn ^a   Tassone Steiger, Teresina ^a   Kneist, Werner ^b   Lieb, Klaus ^a  

^a Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^c Hochschule Neubrandenburg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caffeine drink(s); Caffeine tablet(s); Coffee; Cognitive enhancement; Surgeon(s)

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; COFFEE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CAFFEINATED DRINK; COFFEE; COGNITION; DIVORCE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; LIFESPAN; LIFESTYLE AND RELATED PHENOMENA; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX RATIO; SHIFT WORKER; SURGEON; WORKLOAD; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECTS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PSYCHOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY; WORK SCHEDULE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COFFEE; COGNITION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; SURGEONS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84946500075     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000000830     Document Type: Article

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