Sleep quality and fatigue among prehospital providers

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 187-193

  Patterson, P Daniel ^a   Suffoletto, Brian P ^a   Kupas, Douglas F ^b   Weaver, Matthew D ^a   Hostler, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services; Fatigue; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESCUE PERSONNEL; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENNSYLVANIA; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77749288940     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903120903524971     Document Type: Article

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