Weight gain in relation to night work among nurses
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Weight gain in relation to night work among nurses.
OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between working at night and increased body weight in nursing. In addition, we evaluated the differences in the proportion of variables sociodemographic, work and health, according to the work shift and their association with body mass index. METHODS Based on questionnaires, we obtained data from 446 nursing professionals about aspects of their job, h...
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عنوان ژورنال: Work
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1875-9270,1051-9815
DOI: 10.3233/wor-2012-0429-2043