Poor diet in shift workers: A new occupational health hazard?

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

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Indexed keywords

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EDITORIAL; EMPLOYER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD INDUSTRY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; NIGHT WORK; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP QUALITY; SLEEP TIME; SMOKING; WORKING TIME; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84855177933     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001152     Document Type: Editorial

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