Shifting Schedules. The Health Effects of Reorganizing Shift Work

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Bambra, Clare L ^a   Whitehead, Margaret M ^b   Sowden, Amanda J ^c   Akers, Joanne ^c   Petticrew, Mark P ^d  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB ADAPTATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; ROTATION; SHIFT WORKER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 41749104230     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2007.12.023     Document Type: Review

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