Deadlines at work and sleep quality. Cross-sectional and longitudinal findings among Danish knowledge workers

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 260-269

  Rugulies, Reiner ^a,b   Martin, Marie H T ^a,b   Garde, Anne Helene ^a   Persson, Roger ^a,b   Albertsen, Karen ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c TeamArbejdsliv   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Insomnia; Occupational health; Prospective study; Psychosocial work environment; Sleep disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; STATISTICAL MODEL; WORK; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS; WORK; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84856949510     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.21022     Document Type: Article

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