A narrative review of high-quality literature on the effects of resident duty hours reforms

Academic Medicine

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 140-150

  Lin, Henry ^a   Lin, Emery ^b   Auditore, Stephanie ^c   Fanning, Jon ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^d AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 84952985984     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: 1938808X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000937     Document Type: Review

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153. Coverdill JE, Carbonell AM, Fryer J, A new professionalism? Surgical residents, duty hours restrictions, and shift transitions. Acad Med 2010 85 10 suppl S72 S75
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156. Papp KK, Stoller EP, Sage P, The effects of sleep loss and fatigue on resident-physicians: A multi-institutional, mixed-method study. Acad Med 2004 79 394 406
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