Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2006

DOI

10.1371/journal.pmed.0030497

Publication Title

PLoS Medicine

Volume

3

Issue

12

Pages

2194-2196

Abstract

First paragraph:

Heated debates and controversies surrounding the regulation of medical residents’ work hours have raged for over twenty years. In the wake of Libby Zion’s untimely death in 1984 and resulting recommendations by the Bell Commission, New York State enacted legislation (Code 405.4) governing residents’ working conditions and supervision [1]. Since then, there has been growing interest in regulating residents’ work hours, culminating recently (2003–2004) in national guidelines and legislation on duty-hour restrictions both in the United States and Europe [2,3].

Original Publication Citation

Szklo-Coxe, M. (2006). Are residents' extended shifts associated with adverse events? PLoS Medicine, 3(12), 2194-2196. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030497

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