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Science 30 July 1982:
Vol. 217. no. 4558, pp. 460 - 463
DOI: 10.1126/science.7089576
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Science, Vol 217, Issue 4558, 460-463
Copyright © 1982 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Rotating shift work schedules that disrupt sleep are improved by applying circadian principles

CA Czeisler, MC Moore-Ede, and RH Coleman

Workers on rotating shifts dislike those aspects of their work schedules that violate circadian sleep-wake cycle physiology. Work schedule satisfaction, subjective health estimates, personnel turnover, and worker productivity improve when schedules are introduced that are designed to incorporate circadian principles.


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