Medical staff working the night shift: Can naps help?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 185, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 349-350

  McEvoy, R Doug ^a,b   Lack, Leon L ^b,c  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ALERTNESS; AUSTRALIA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP; SLEEP TIME; SOMNOLENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33749641359     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00606.x     Document Type: Editorial

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