Attending physician work hours: ethical considerations and the last doctor standing.

Mark R. Mercurio; Steven M. Peterec

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Attending physician work hours: ethical considerations and the last doctor standing.

July 29, 2009

Mercurio MR, Peterec SM. Pediatrics. 2009;124(2):758-62.

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Discussing inconsistencies in work-hour limits for physicians-in-training and attending physicians, this commentary suggests that long work hours for attending physicians could be similarly unsafe for patients.

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