Night work and health of nurses and midviwes – A review

Night shift work has been thought to play a role in the etiology of chronic diseases through a disruption of the circadian rhythm, decreased synthesis of melatonin and sleep deprivation. Our aim was to review the epidemiological studies on the association between night shift work and some pathologie...

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Main Authors: Weronika Burdelak, Beata Pepłońska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine 2013-06-01
Series:Medycyna Pracy
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Online Access:http://medpr.imp.lodz.pl/Praca-w-nocy-a-zdrowie-pielegniarek-i-poloznych-przeglad-literatury,456,0,2.html