Hormonal secretion of nurses engaged in fast-rotating shift systems

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 3, Issue 3 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Costa, Giovanni ^a,e   Bertoldi, Antonella ^a   Kovacic, Mauro ^a   Ghirlanda, Giovanna ^b   Minors, David S ^c   Waterhouse, James M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b Rehabilitation Unit   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenaline (epinephrine); Cortisol; Growth hormone; Melatonin; Night work; Noradrenaline (norephinephrine); Nurses; Prolactin; Shiftwork

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013662521     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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