Matters arising

Health services administration General medicine
Volume 169 - Issue 6

Doctors' working hours

Med J Aust 1998; 169 (6): 339-341.
Published online: 30 May 2000
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Matters Arising

Doctors' working hours

Three articles (and a controversial cover photo) in our 15 June issue, highlighting the perennial problem of excessive working hours for doctors, have inspired comment from junior and senior doctors, and even doctors' family.

MJA 1998; 169: 339-341

Shorter hours reduces training - William B Molloy

Family concern - Annie Lee

The forgotten generation - Terry G Coupland

Treat the cause, not the symptoms - Michaela J Farrall
In reply:
Long hours are a financial reality - Leslie G Olson

Smoking among doctors - Mark C J Craddock
In reply:
Recollections of smoking among doctors - Martin B Van Der Weyden





ª 1999 Medical Journal of Australia.