A phase-advanced, extended sleep paradigm to increase sleep duration among early-morning shift workers: A preliminary investigation

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 62-69

  Yeung, Jenny ^a   Sletten, Tracey L ^a   Rajaratnams, Shantha M ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Actigraphy; Circadian; Shift work; Wake maintenance zone

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DESIGN; MAINTENANCE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARADIGM SHIFT; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SLEEP; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

ACTIMETRY; ADULT; ARTICLE; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; FEMALE; HABIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP QUALITY; SLEEP TIME; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; WORK SCHEDULE;

EID: 79957631269     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3122     Document Type: Article

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