24-hour pattern in lag time of response by firemen to calls for urgent medical aid

Chronobiology International

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 275-281

  Brousse, Eric ^a   Forget, Coralie ^a   Riedel, Marc ^a,b   Marlot, Michel ^a   Mechkouri, Mohamed ^a   Smolensky, Michael H ^b,c   Touitou, Yvan ^b   Reinberg, Alain ^b  

^a Fire and Rescue Services of Saône et Loire   (France)

^b FONDATION OPHTALMOLOGIQUE ADOLPHE DE ROTHSCHILD   (France)

^c The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Chute time; Circadian rhythm; Firemen; Lag time; Out of hospital cardiac arrest; Performance rhythms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REST; STANDARD; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REST; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953648569     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420528.2010.542567     Document Type: Article

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