Are doctors working the EWTD night shift pattern less tired?
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Working the night shift: preparation, survival and recovery--a guide for junior doctors.
Following the implementation of the European Working Time Directive Regulations, almost all junior doctors in the UK now work full night-shifts. An RCP 50-member working group was established to develop a practical guide to help junior doctors prepare, survive and recover from working night shifts. The guide, set out in this paper, examines the evidence concerning the hazards of shiftwork, and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Bulletin of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1473-6357,1478-7075
DOI: 10.1308/147363507x177063