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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Main Authors: Smith MR, Eastman CI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2012-09-01
Series:Nature and Science of Sleep
Online Access:http://www.dovepress.com/shift-work-health-performance-and-safety-problems-traditional-counterm-a11123