Effects of workload level and 8- versus 12-h workday duration on test battery performance

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 399-416

  Macdonald, Wendy ^a   Bendak, Salaheddine ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Extended shifts; Fatigue; Performance capacities; Workload

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; WORK-REST SCHEDULES;

EXTENDED SHIFTS; WORKLOADS;

ERGONOMICS;

ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MANUAL LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0034284898     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(00)00015-9     Document Type: Article

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