The impact of junior doctors' worktime arrangements on their fatigue and well-being

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 458-465

  Tucker, Philip ^a   Brown, Menna ^b   Dahlgren, Anna ^c   Davies, Gwyneth ^b,d   Ebden, Philip ^b,d   Folkard, Simon ^a,e   Hutchings, Hayley ^b   Åkerstedt, Torbjörn ^f  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^f STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

European working time directive; Health; Medical worker; Physician; Risk; Shift work; Sleep; Work life interference

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK; MEDICAL GEOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SLEEP;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MALE; NIGHT WORK; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL BALANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REST; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP; WELLBEING; WORK CAPACITY; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKING TIME;

EUROPE;

EID: 78649590421     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.2985     Document Type: Article

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