Health risks among shift workers: A survey of female nurses

Health Care for Woman International

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 527-533

  Barak, Yoram ^a,d   Achiron, Anat ^b   Kimh, Robert ^a   Lampl, Yair ^a   Gilad, Ronit ^c   Elizur, Avner ^d   Sarova Pinhas, Ida ^c  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d ABARBANEL MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NIGHT CARE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 0030278545     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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