Do long workhours impact health, safety, and productivity at a heavy manufacturer?

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 148-171

  Allen Jr , Harris M ^a,b   Slavin, Thomas ^c   Bunn III, William B ^c,d  

^a Harris Allen Group LLC   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Navistar International Corporation   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; AGED; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; METALLURGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SICK LEAVE; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33846973398     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31802f09ee     Document Type: Article

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