Working conditions associated with ovarian cycle in a medical center nurses: A Taiwan study

Japan Journal of Nursing Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 112-118

  Wan, Gwo Hwa ^a   Chung, Fen Fang ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Basal body temperature; Nurse; Ovarian cycle pattern; Work place; Work shift

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SLEEP DISORDER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OVULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TAIWAN;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OVULATION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861185450     PISSN: 17427932     EISSN: 17427924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7924.2011.00191.x     Document Type: Article

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