Influence on working hours among shift workers and effects on sleep quality - An intervention study

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 238-243

  Garde, Anne Helene ^a   Nabe Nielsen, Kirsten ^a   Aust, Birgit ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Intervention; Sleep; Work hours

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; PHYSICAL THERAPY;

HIGH INTENSITY; INTERVENTION; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LOW-INTENSITY; SLEEP; SLEEP QUALITY; WORK HOURS; WORKING HOURS;

SLEEP RESEARCH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; NIGHT WORK; PLANNING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP PARAMETERS; SLEEP QUALITY; SLEEP TIME; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKING TIME;

EID: 78349308321     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2010.06.011     Document Type: Article

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