Increased errors and decreased performance at night: A systematic review of the evidence concerning shift work and quality

Work

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 825-834

  De Cordova, Pamela B ^a   Bradford, Michelle A ^a   Stone, Patricia W ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

After hours; efficiency; productivity; safety

Indexed keywords

COMPLICATION; HUMAN; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGY; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; WORK SCHEDULE;

EFFICIENCY; HUMANS; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 84965042564     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-162250     Document Type: Review

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