The impact of free-time activities on sleep, recovery and well-being

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 653-662

  Tucker, P ^a   Dahlgren, A ^b   Akerstedt, T ^c   Waterhouse, J ^d  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Recovery; Sleep

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ERGONOMICS;

FREE-TIME ACTIVITIES; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; OBJECTIVE INDICES;

SLEEP RESEARCH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; FREE TIME ACTIVITY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HOME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEISURE; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; REST; SATISFACTION; SELF REPORT; SLEEP; WELLBEING; WORKING TIME;

EID: 43249098314     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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