Working while sick? Study finds even doctors do it
By LINDSEY TANNER 2010-09-15T00:41:09ZCHICAGO (AP) -- Junior doctors quickly learn that exposure to patients' germs is part of the job, but a study suggests many are returning the favor. More than half of doctors in training said in a survey that they'd shown up sick to work, and almost one-third said they'd done it more than once.... hosted.ap.org |
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