Measuring and identifying large-study metrics for circadian rhythm disruption in female flight attendants

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 337-346

  Grajewski, Barbara ^a   Nguyen, Mimi M ^a   Whelan, Elizabeth A ^a   Cole, Roger J ^b   Hein, Misty J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b Synchrony Applied Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerospace medicine; Circadian rhythm; Jet lag syndrome; Melatonin; Sleep disorders circadian rhythm; Work schedule tolerance

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM;

ADULT; AIRPLANE CREW; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SLEEP DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JET LAG; LINEAR SYSTEM; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; TEACHER; TRAVEL; URINALYSIS; WORKING TIME;

EID: 0142248518     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.740     Document Type: Article

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