Attention and memory of medical residents after a night on call: a cross-sectional study
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Aida Cristina Suozzo, Stella Maria Malta, Gislaine Gil, Fabiana Tintori, Shirley Silva Lacerda, Luiz Antonio Nogueira-Martins I Emergency Room of Hospital Central of Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo (ISCMSP), Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, School of Medical Science of Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo (FCMSCSP). II Neuropsychologist; Interdisciplinary Clinical Neurosciences Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp). III Neuropsychologist; Institute of Psychiatry of Hospital das Clı́nicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP). IV Psychologist, ISCMSP, São Paulo. V Neuropsychologist; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp). VI Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp).
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