The Twenty-Four Hour Workday: Proceedings of a Symposium on Variations in Work-Sleep Schedules

July 1981
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 81-127
81-127 Cover

The proceedings of a symposium on variations in work sleep schedules are presented. The conference was held on September 19 to 23, 1979 in San Diego, California, and covered topics concerned with the effects of shift work on health and performance. Research papers are included on biological rhythms, methodological considerations for shift work research, research needs in the field of shift work, and sleep patterns among shift workers.