Intern to attending: assessing stress among physicians.

Erin Stucky; Timothy R. Dresselhaus; Adrian Dollarhide; Martha Shively; Gregory Maynard; Sonia Jain; Tanya Wolfson; Matthew B. Weinger; Thomas Rutledge

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Intern to attending: assessing stress among physicians.

March 4, 2009

Stucky E, Dresselhaus TR, Dollarhide A, et al. Acad Med. 2009;84(2):251-7.

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This study used real-time, self-reported data collection to demonstrate that interns, more so than residents and attendings, experience emotional stress that is associated with sleep quality and patient load.

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