Restricting resident work hours: the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Adam Peets; Najib Ayas

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Restricting resident work hours: the good, the bad, and the ugly.

March 21, 2012

Peets A, Ayas N. Crit Care Med. 2012;40(3):960-6.

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This review discusses both the helpful and potentially harmful effects of duty hour restrictions on patient care and safety, resident education and health, attending physician workload, as well as costs to the health system.

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