Shift work and health: Current problems and preventive actions

Safety and Health at Work

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 112-123

  Costa, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Nightwork; Occupational health; Shiftwork; Stress; Work organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859832850     PISSN: 20937911     EISSN: 20937997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5491/SHAW.2010.1.2.112     Document Type: Review

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