The ACGME’s final duty-hour standards—special PGY-1 limits and strategic napping.

John K. Iglehart

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The ACGME’s final duty-hour standards—special PGY-1 limits and strategic napping.

October 13, 2010

Iglehart JK. N Engl J Med. 2010;363(17):1589-1591.

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This commentary reports responses from an open comment period for the revised ACGME duty hour standards and reveals a variety of assessments exploring their potential impact on resident training costs, fatigue, and error.

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