12-H workdays: Current knowledge and future directions

Work and Stress

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 321-336

  Bendak, Salaheddine ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

12 H workday; Fatigue; Safety; Workers' health and well being

Indexed keywords

FATIGUE; HEALTH; HUMAN; REVIEW; SAFETY; SHIFT WORKER; WELLBEING; WORKER; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0346457111     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678370310001643478     Document Type: Review

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