Sleep loss and circadian disruption in shift work: Health burden and management

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 199, Issue 8, 2013, Pages S11-S15

  Rajaratnam, Shantha M W ^a,b   Howard, Mark E ^c   Grunstein, Ronald R ^b,d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Australia)

^c AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^d ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMODAFINIL; CAFFEINE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; MELATONIN; MODAFINIL;

ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK; CATAPLEXY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SLEEP DISORDER; CLINICAL OUTCOME; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; DECISION MAKING; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSOMNIA; LIGHT EXPOSURE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MOOD DISORDER; NARCOLEPSY; REACTION TIME; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP QUALITY; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; VASCULAR DISEASE; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WORK SCHEDULE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOMNOLENCE; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 84891497798     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja13.10561     Document Type: Article

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