CMAJ • December 2, 2008; 179 (12). doi:10.1503/cmaj.081790.
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  		In an experiment using patient simulator technology, medical residents toiling for 24 consecutive hours were found to make twice as many major errors (see page 1254). Image by: Ian Lindsay/Vancouver Sun

 

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  		Patients benefit when doctors get enough sleep. Image by: Photos.com

 

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  		Doctors wear hard hats during their rounds after coming under attack from relatives seeking compensation over a patient's death at Shanxia Hospital in Shenzhen, China. Image by: Reuters