The '16-hour rule': a giant step, but in which direction?

Am J Med. 2015 Aug;128(8):922-8. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.04.022. Epub 2015 May 14.

Authors

Joel H Popkin¹, Khaled E Eissa², Kathleen M Mazor³, Celeste A Lemay³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester. Electronic address: joel.popkin@stvincenthospital.com.
² Section of Pulmonary Diseases, Critical Care and Environmental Medicine, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, La.
³ Meyers Primary Care Institute, Worcester, Mass; University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Mass.

PMID: 25981692
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.04.022

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Fatigue / prevention & control
Female
Humans
Internship and Residency / legislation & jurisprudence*
Male
Patient Care / standards*
Quality of Health Care*
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States
Work Schedule Tolerance*