Paramedics and the effects of shift work on sleep: A literature review

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 152-155

  Sofianopoulos, Sarah ^a   Williams, Brett ^a   Archer, Frank ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MEDLINE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP DISORDER;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FATIGUE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84856098200     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2010.094342     Document Type: Article

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