Junior doctors' shifts and sleep deprivation

Editorial

Alice Murray et al. BMJ. 2005.

. 2005 Jun 18;330(7505):1404.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7505.1404.

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Comment in

Junior doctors' shifts and sleep deprivation: pendulum is still swinging.
Short A. Short A. BMJ. 2005 Sep 3;331(7515):514. doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7515.514-c. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 16141162 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Junior doctors' shifts and sleep deprivation: European directive seems not to apply to doctors' hours in rest of European Union.
Atkinson JJ. Atkinson JJ. BMJ. 2005 Sep 3;331(7515):514. doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7515.514-b. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 16141163 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Junior doctors' shifts and sleep deprivation: no easy solution exists.
Yeluri S, Dadayal G. Yeluri S, et al. BMJ. 2005 Sep 3;331(7515):514. doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7515.514-a. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 16141164 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Junior doctors' shifts and sleep deprivation: new on-call rotas do not work.
Akerman N. Akerman N. BMJ. 2005 Sep 3;331(7515):514. doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7515.514. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 16141165 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Junior doctors' shifts and sleep deprivation: please make on-call rooms available to doctors at night.
Varughese GI. Varughese GI. BMJ. 2005 Sep 3;331(7515):515. doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7515.515-a. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 16141169 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Junior doctors' shifts and sleep deprivation: "weeks of nights" give the illusion of working fewer hours.
Veiraiah A. Veiraiah A. BMJ. 2005 Sep 3;331(7515):515. doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7515.515. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 16141170 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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