Effects of circadian typology on sleep-wake behavior of air traffic controllers

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 539-541

  Natale, Vincenzo ^a   Martoni, Monica ^a   Cicogna, Piercarla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Actigraph; Air traffic controllers; Circadian typology; Shiftwork; Sleep wake behavior

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; ADULT; AIRPORT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEVICE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP TIME; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; AVIATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 0141962632     PISSN: 13231316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1819.2003.01160.x     Document Type: Article

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