The impact of a regulation restricting medical house staff working hours on the quality of patient care.

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Published in JAMA on January 20, 1993

Authors

C Laine1, L Goldman, J R Soukup, J G Hayes

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

Associated clinical trials:

Effect of Hand-off Skills Training for Students During the Medicine Clerkship | NCT02217241

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