The effects of a 30-minute napping opportunity during an actual night shift on performance and sleepiness in shift workers

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 137-148

  Howard, M E ^a   Radford, L ^b   Jackson, M L ^a   Swann, P ^c   Kennedy, G A ^a,b  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Department Road Safety ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Circadian effects; Driving; Napping; Psychomotor vigilance; Shiftwork; Sleepiness

Indexed keywords

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; NEUROLOGY; OCCUPATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SLEEP; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KAROLINSKA SLEEPINESS SCALE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOMOTOR VIGILANCE TASK; SHIFT WORKER; SIMULATED DRIVING TASK; SLEEP; SOMNOLENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 77951070138     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: 17444179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09291010903030946     Document Type: Article

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