Sleep and circadian disturbances in shift work: Strategies for their management

Hormone Research

Volumn 49, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 158-162

  Van Reeth, Olivier ^a,b,c  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Circadian disturbances; Clock; Insomnia; Light; Melatonin; Rhythm; Shift work; Sleep

Indexed keywords

HYPNOTIC AGENT; MELATONIN;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONFERENCE PAPER; COPING BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LIGHT EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL PROBLEM; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EXERCISE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; LIGHTING; MELATONIN; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TIME FACTORS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 0031909413     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000023164     Document Type: Conference Paper

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