Sleep and recovery in physicians on night call: a longitudinal field study

• Main Authors: Malmberg Birgitta (Author), Kecklund Göran (Author), Karlson Björn (Author), Persson Roger (Author), Flisberg Per (Author), Ørbaek Palle (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It is well known that physicians' night-call duty may cause impaired performance and adverse effects on subjective health, but there is limited knowledge about effects on sleep duration and recovery time. In recent years occupat...