The 80-hour work week: why safer patient care will mean more health care is provided by physician extenders.

Thomas R McLean

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The 80-hour work week: why safer patient care will mean more health care is provided by physician extenders.

September 14, 2005

McLean TR. Journal of Legal Medicine. 2005;26(3).

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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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