Myths and realities of the 80-hour work week.

Paul J. Schenarts; Kimberly D Anderson Schenarts; Michael F. Rotondo

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Myths and realities of the 80-hour work week.

November 1, 2012

Schenarts PJ, Schenarts KDA, Rotondo MF. Curr Surg. 2006;63(4):269-274.

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The authors reviewed the literature on the impact of resident work-hour limitations and discuss their findings regarding commonly held opinions about the limitations.

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