Shift work: health, performance and safety problems, traditional countermeasures, and innovative management strategies to reduce circadian misalignment
Mark R Smith, Charmane I EastmanBiological Rhythms Research Laboratory, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USAAbstract: There are three mechanisms that may contribute to the health, performance, and safety problems associated with night-shift work: (1) circadian misalignment between the in...
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Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2012-09-01
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Series: | Nature and Science of Sleep |
Online Access: | http://www.dovepress.com/shift-work-health-performance-and-safety-problems-traditional-counterm-a11123 |