How sleepy are construction workers during extended shifts? An objective investigation of spontaneous pupillary oscillations in tunnel workmen

Somnologie

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 200-206

  Wilhelm, B J ^a   Heine, C ^a   Widmann, A ^a   Durst, W ^a   Ludtke H ^a   Otto, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b Health and Consumer Protection   (Germany)

Author keywords

Central nervous activation; Pupillary oscillations; Pupillographic sleepiness test; Shift work; Sleepiness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PUPILLARY SLEEPINESS TEST; RANK SUM TEST; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP; SOMNOLENCE;

EID: 78751652784     PISSN: 14329123     EISSN: 1439054X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11818-010-0480-y     Document Type: Article

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