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Harvard Work Hours, Health, and Safety Study: Part 1
National survey: To objectively quantify the work schedules experienced by house staff, and determine if increased hours are associated with increased risk of house staff injury
- Study of a national sample of house staff
- 1,417 person-years monthly survey data collected from 2,737 interns nationwide in 2002-2003
- Monthly surveys
- Work hours, crashes, and injuries
- Correlation of work hours and motor vehicle crashes
Barger LK, et al. N Engl J Med 205:352:125-34
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