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Harvard Work Hours, Health, and Safety Study, Part 3: Compliance with Duty Hour Standards
- 83.6% of interns in violation of standards
- 85.4% of programs; 90.8% of hospitals
- 44.0 % of all intern-months in violation
- 61.5% of inpatient intern-months in violation
Landrigan C.P., et al. JAMA 2006;296:1063-1070
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