The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 191, Issue 4 , Pages 527-532 , April 2006

Work-hour restrictions as an ethical dilemma for residents

Presented at the 2005 Surgical Education Week, New York, NY, March 29–April 2, 2005

  • Robert O. Carpenter, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, D-4311, Medical Center North, 1161 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37232-2730, USA
    • Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-615-343-9486; fax: +1-615-343-9485
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  • Mary T. Austin, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, D-4311, Medical Center North, 1161 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37232-2730, USA
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  • John L. Tarpley, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, D-4311, Medical Center North, 1161 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37232-2730, USA
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  • Marie R. Griffin, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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  • Kimberly D. Lomis, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, D-4311, Medical Center North, 1161 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37232-2730, USA

Received 12 April 2005 ,Revised 5 January 2006

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 Supported in part by a grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (T32 HS 13833) through the Vanderbilt Department of Preventive Medicine.

PII: S0002-9610(06)00005-5

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.01.002

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 191, Issue 4 , Pages 527-532 , April 2006

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