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Doctor Fatigue Hurting Patients
This December 2006 article describes a Harvard Medical School study, which concludes that "too many 24-hour shifts worked by hospital interns cause medical mistakes that harm and may even kill patients. ... Young doctors also suffer from their mistakes with emotional problems that can haunt them for years." Also discusses possible improvements. Includes links to the study and to related articles. From the Harvard University Gazette.
http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2006/12.14/99-fatigue.html
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