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Clinical Features - Original Research

Overnight cross-coverage on hospital medicine services: perceived workload based on patient census, pager volumes, and patient acuity

Ruth E. BatesDivision of Hospital Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4554-1401View further author information
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Gina M. KesselringDivision of Hospital Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1813-1351View further author information
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Michael J. BreunigDivision of Hospital Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3742-2317View further author information
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Katie M. RieckDivision of Hospital Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 108-112 | Received 19 Nov 2019, Accepted 10 Mar 2020, Published online: 15 Mar 2020

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