Shift work: In search of the workers’ perspective

Journal of Occupational Science

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 99-103

  Walker, Claudia ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Research Approaches; Shiftwork

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937281551     PISSN: 14427591     EISSN: 21581576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14427591.1996.9686413     Document Type: Article

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