Towards the 24-hour society - New approaches for aging shift workers?

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 610-615

  Härmä, Mikko I ^a   Ilmarinen, Juhani E ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Countermeasures; Occupational health; Work schedule

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH RISK; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; WORKING CONDITIONS;

AGING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FATIGUE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; JOB PERFORMANCE; NIGHT WORK; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHIFT WORKER;

EID: 0033398067     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.488     Document Type: Review

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