Effect of bright light on shift work nurses in hospitals

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 431-436

  Zamanian, Z ^a   Kakooei, H ^b   Ayattollahi, S M T ^c   Dehghani, M ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bright light; Circadian rhythms; Hospital; Nurse; Shift work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHTING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 77954010301     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2010.431.436     Document Type: Article

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