Sleep, fatigue, recovery, and depression after change in work time control: A one-year follow-up study

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1078-1085

  Takahashi, Masaya ^a   Iwasaki, Kenji ^a   Sasaki, Takeshi ^a   Kubo, Tomohide ^a   Mori, Ippei ^b   Otsuka, Yasumasa ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE OF LABOUR   (Japan)

^c HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LIFESTYLE; MALE; SLEEP; SLEEP QUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; SLEEP; TIME; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866390991     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31826230b7     Document Type: Article

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