Open AccessWork patterns, sleeping hours and excess weight in commercial drivers
Author(s) -
Michael K. Lemke,
Adam Hege,
Mike Perko,
Sevil Sönmez,
Yorghos Apostolopoulos
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
occupational medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.509
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1471-8405
pISSN - 0962-7480
DOI - 10.1093/occmed/kqv080
Subject(s) - body mass index , overweight , obesity , medicine , shift work , sleep (system call) , anthropometry , demography , gerontology , physical therapy , psychiatry , sociology , computer science , operating system
Work and sleep patterns for commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers often include long working hours, shift work and diminished sleep duration and quality, which have been linked to overweight, obesity and other problems.
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