Investigating the associations between work hours, sleep status, and self-reported health among full-time employees

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 403-411

  Nakata, Akinori ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Work hour Sleep hour Subjective sleep sufficiency Sleep deprivation Self rated health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF REPORT; SLEEP; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; STATISTICS; TIME; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; SELF REPORT; SLEEP; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; TIME FACTORS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863776563     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-011-0242-z     Document Type: Article

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