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The 80-hour work week: why safer patient care will mean more health care is provided by physician extenders.
McLean TR. J Leg Med. 2005;26:339-384.

The author explores the consequences of restricting work hours for residents and physicians. He suggests that such shift work will result in logistical challenges and require change in the professional staffing of hospitals.
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