12-h shifts are popular but are they a solution?

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 21, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 323-331

  Smith, L ^a   Hammond, T ^b   Macdonald, I ^c   Folkard, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UK AEA Occupational Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

12 h shifts; Flexibility; Shiftwork

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; PERSONNEL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

FLEXIBILITY;

WORK-REST SCHEDULES;

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0032032076     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(97)00046-2     Document Type: Article

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