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Work hours, work stress, and collaboration among ward staff in relation to risk of hospital-associated infection among patients.
Virtanen M, Kurvinen T, Terho K, et al. Med Care. 2009;47:310-318.

This Finnish study found that both longer work hours and poor teamwork were associated with an increased risk of health care–associated infections.
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