The significance of shift work: Current status and future directions

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 600-617

  Perrucci, Robert ^a   MacDermid, Shelley ^b   King, Ericka ^b   Tang, Chiung Ya ^b   Brimeyer, Ted ^c   Ramadoss, Kamala ^b   Kiser, Sally Jane ^d   Swanberg, Jennifer ^e  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY NORTHWEST   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family life; Mental health; Physical health; Shift work

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348987142     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-007-9078-3     Document Type: Article

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