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To the Editor: Landrigan et al. (Oct. 28 issue)¹ show that reducing interns' work hours in the intensive care unit (ICU) decreased serious medical errors, probably prompting widespread reevaluation of traditional ICU on-call schedules. No one would argue that limiting work hours is not a vitally important topic. However, having experienced the intervention schedule firsthand as intern subjects in the study, we have serious concerns about the authors' conclusions.

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