title: The '16-hour rule': a giant step, but in which direction?
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester. Electronic address: joel.popkin@stvincenthospital.com.
authors.forename: Joel H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Popkin
authors.affiliation: Section of Pulmonary Diseases, Critical Care and Environmental Medicine, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, La.
authors.forename: Khaled E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Eissa
authors.affiliation: Meyers Primary Care Institute, Worcester, Mass; University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Mass.
authors.forename: Kathleen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Mazor
authors.affiliation: Meyers Primary Care Institute, Worcester, Mass; University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Mass.
authors.forename: Celeste A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Lemay
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005221:Fatigue / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008297:Male; D005791:Patient Care / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance