Sleep Medicine
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 90-93 , January 2007

Sleepiness in medical residents: Impact of mandated reduction in work hours

Received 17 June 2006 ,Revised 28 August 2006 ,Accepted 30 August 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2006.08.018

Sleep Medicine
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 90-93 , January 2007

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