Abstract Purpose of Review Our 24/7 society is dependent on shift work, despite mounting
evidence for negative health outcomes from sleep displacement due to shift work. This …

The effects of shift work on physiological function through disruption of circadian rhythms are
well described. However, shift work can also be associated with specific pathological …

Levels of numerous hormones vary across the day and night. Such fluctuations are not only
attributable to changes in sleep/wakefulness and other behaviors but also to a circadian …

Abstract Study Objectives: Although there are considerable data demonstrating the impact of
shift work on sleep and alertness, little research has examined the prevalence and …

OBJECTIVES To explore how metabolic risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) differ
between shift workers and day workers in a defined population. Shift work has been …

In order to establish a causal relation between shift work and cardiovascular disease (CVD),
we need to verify the pathways from the former to the latter. This paper aims to review the …

The literature on shift work, morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease, and
changes in traditional risk factors is reviewed. Seventeen studies have dealt with shift work …

Empirical studies on job strain and cardiovascular disease (CVD), their internal validity, and
the likely direction of biases were examined. The 17 longitudinal studies had the highest …

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Background Shift work has been associated with occupational stress in health providers and
in those working in some industrial companies. The association is not well established in the …