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Chapter 16 - Fatigue and Safety

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2018

By
Peter A. Schwartz ,
James W. Saxton  and
Maggie M. Finkelstein
Edited by
Thomas Ivester
Edited in association with
Patrice M. Weiss  and
Paul A. Gluck
Thomas Ivester
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Patrice M. Weiss
Affiliation:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Paul A. Gluck
Affiliation:
University of Miami
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Quality and Safety in Women's Health , pp. 144 - 148
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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