Are residents' extended shifts associated with adverse events?
editorial · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 17194193.
- Also identified by PMC identifier 1705827.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
Szklo-Coxe discusses a new prospective study in PLoS Medicine that examined the relationship between residents' work patterns and adverse clinical events.
Medical subject headings
- Internship and Residency
- Medical Errors
- Personnel Staffing and Scheduling