US public opinion regarding proposed limits on resident physician work hours

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In both Europe and the US, resident physician work hour reduction has been a source of controversy within academic medicine. In 2008, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommended a reduction in resident physician work hours. We sought...

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Main Authors: Lurie Peter, Mermin David, Shea Sandra, Raiszadeh Farbod, Blum Alexander B, Landrigan Christopher P, Czeisler Charles A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-06-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/8/33