Shift length and on-duty rest patterns in rotor-wing air medical programs

Air Medical Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 34-39

  Frakes, Michael A ^a   Kelly, John G ^a  

^a HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRPLANE CREW; AIRPLANE PILOT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FATIGUE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REST; SHIFT WORKER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES; WORKING TIME;

AIR AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FATIGUE; HUMANS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 9444287690     PISSN: 1067991X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amj.2004.08.027     Document Type: Article

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