Working at night and work ability among nursing personnel: When precarious employment makes the difference

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 877-885

  Rotenberg, Lucia ^a   Griep, Rosane Harter ^a   Fischer, Frida Marina ^b   de Jesus Mendes Fonseca, Maria ^a   Landsbergis, Paul ^c  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital; Night work; Nurse; Precarious employment; Work ability index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB FINDING; MALE; NIGHT WORK; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING STAFF; PRECARIOUS EMPLOYMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORK CAPACITY; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; CONTRACT SERVICES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 67649329692     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-008-0383-4     Document Type: Article

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