Effects of long work hours and poor sleep characteristics on workplace injury among full-time male employees of small- and medium-scale businesses

Journal of Sleep Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 576-584

  Nakata, Akinori ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Overtime; Safety; Sleep; Small and medium scale business; Work hours; Workplace injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; EMPLOYEE; HUMAN; INJURY; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGHT SLEEP; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SELF REPORT; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP QUALITY; WAKEFULNESS; WORK; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COMMERCE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81255187859     PISSN: 09621105     EISSN: 13652869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2011.00910.x     Document Type: Article

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