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Published in: Critical Care 5/2005

01-10-2005 | Letter

Effect of intern's consecutive work hours on safety, medical education and professionalism

Authors: Christopher P Landrigan, Steven W Lockley, Charles A Czeisler

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 5/2005

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We would like to thank Dr Sarani and Dr Alarcon for their critique of our work, published online in Critical Care on 12 January 2005 [1]. We have reviewed the critique, and in general we think that it appropriately describes both the strengths and limitations of our studies. …
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Metadata
Title
Effect of intern's consecutive work hours on safety, medical education and professionalism
Authors
Christopher P Landrigan
Steven W Lockley
Charles A Czeisler
Publication date
01-10-2005
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 5/2005
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc3730

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