An occupational health physician's report on the improvement in the sleeping conditions of night shift workers

Industrial Health

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 58-62

  Hirose, Toshio ^a  

^a Sendai Nishikicho Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Napping; Night work; Occupational physician; Shift work; Sleep

Indexed keywords

DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FATIGUE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NIGHT WORK; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROPHYLAXIS; REM SLEEP; REVIEW; SLEEP; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP TIME;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; REST; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; TIME; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 13844310316     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.43.58     Document Type: Review

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