Sleep problems and work injuries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 61-73

  Uehli, Katrin ^a,b   Mehta, Amar J ^a,b,c   Miedinger, David ^b,d   Hug, Kerstin ^a,b   Schindler, Christian ^a,b   Holsboer Trachsler, Edith ^b,e   Leuppi, Jörg D ^b,d   Künzli, Nino ^a,b  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Accident prevention; Fatigue; Industrial accidents; Industry; Occupational accidents; Occupational safety; Sleep; Sleep disorders; Sleepiness; Workplace

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; COAL MINING; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DISEASE DURATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INJURY SEVERITY; INSOMNIA; MEDICAL LEAVE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DISORDER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VETERINARIAN;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; FATIGUE; INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS; INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS; SLEEPINESS; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; RISK; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 84890215496     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: 15322955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2013.01.004     Document Type: Review

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