Using a circadian rhythms model to evaluate shift schedules

Ergonomics

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 739-763

  Kostreva, Michael ^a   McNelis, Erin ^b   Clemens, Elizabeth ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm guidelines; Shift schedules; Shift work

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERSONNEL;

SHIFT SCHEDULES;

ERGONOMICS;

ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; CHRONOBIOLOGY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OSCILLATOR; RESEARCH; SHIFT WORKER; SIMULATION; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; WAKEFULNESS; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKING TIME;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 2242481127     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130110119170     Document Type: Article

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