Six of one, half a dozen of the other: Problems with working fixed and rotating shifts

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 142-163

  Glazer, Sharon ^a  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Commitment; Intention to leave; Nurses; Role stressors; Shiftwork

Indexed keywords

EID: 20744441974     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1072-5245.12.2.142     Document Type: Article

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