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FIGURE 16.1
Diurnal (or circadian)
rhythm of oral temperature. (A) The
normal pattern for day work. (B) There
is a flattening after 1 week and reversal
of the curve after 3 weeks of working
on the night shift.
One of the basic problems with research on shift work is that, while some individuals
like it, about 20% of the population has severe difficulties and will never adjust. Perhaps
their bodily constitutions are not robust enough to cope with shift
