Occupational adaptation in action: Shift workers and their strategies

Journal of Occupational Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 17-24

  Walker, Claudia ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Capital Health Region   (Canada)

Author keywords

Occupational adapatation; Qualitative research; Routines; Shift work

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008776519     PISSN: 14427591     EISSN: 21581576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14427591.2001.9686481     Document Type: Article

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