Family medicine residents' risk of adverse motor vehicle events: comparison between rural and urban placements.

Background: Sleep deprivation and fatigue are associated with long and irregular work hours. These work patterns are common to medical residents. Motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) are a leading cause of injury related deaths in Canada, with MVC fatality rates in rural areas up to three times higher than...

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Main Authors: Fred Janke, Bonnie Dobbs, Rhianne McKay, Meghan Lindsell, Oksana Babenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Medical Education Journal 2013-09-01
Series:Canadian Medical Education Journal
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Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/36609