Who is too old for shift work? Developing better criteria

Chronobiology International

Volumn 25, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 199-213

  Gander, Philippa ^a   Signal, Leigh ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aging; Commercial air transport pilots; Compulsory retirement age; Medical fitness to work; Shift work

Indexed keywords

AGED WORKER; AGING; AIRPLANE PILOT; AVIATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; FATIGUE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PATIENT REFERRAL; REST; RETIREMENT; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; WORK SCHEDULE;

AGING; FATIGUE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INTERNATIONALITY; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; SLEEP; TIME; TRANSPORTATION; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 47349122186     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07420520802077556     Document Type: Conference Paper

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