Effect of night shift on nurses working in intensive care units at Jordan University Hospital

European Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-86

  Abdalkader, Raghad Hussein ^a   Hayajneh, Ferial Ahmed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Critical care units; Jordanian nurses; Night shift

Indexed keywords

EID: 65449156882     PISSN: 1450216X     EISSN: 1450202X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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