Paramedics and the effects of shift work on sleep: a literature review.

Sarah Sofianopoulos; Brett Williams; Frank Archer

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Paramedics and the effects of shift work on sleep: a literature review.

February 29, 2012

Sofianopoulos S, Williams B, Archer F. Emerg Med J. 2012;29(2):152-5.

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This review found a paucity of research exploring how fatigue due to shift work affects safety in prehospital care.

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