The effects of chronic industrial noise exposure on urinary cortisol, fatigue, and irritability: A controlled field experiment

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 252-256

  Melamed, Samuel ^a   Bruhis, Shelly ^b  

^a LOEWENSTEIN REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; IRRITABILITY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NOISE INJURY; NOISE REDUCTION; SLEEP DISORDER; STRESS;

ADULT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IRRITABLE MOOD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

EID: 0029968493     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199603000-00009     Document Type: Article

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