Health effects of night shift duty on nurses in a University Teaching Hospital in Benin City, Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 144-148

  Isah, E C ^a   Iyamu, O A ^a   Imoudu , G O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Health complaints; Night shift; Nurses

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SLEEP DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; MANPOWER; NIGERIA; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TIME MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORK SCHEDULE;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; NIGERIA; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; TIME MANAGEMENT; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 55249123115     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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