Effects of work demands on immunoglobulin A and cortisol in air traffic controllers

Biological Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 413-423

  Zeier, Hans ^a   Brauchli, Peter ^a   Joller Jemelka, Helen I ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Air traffic controllers; Cortisol; Immunoglobulin A; Psychoneuroimmunology; Work demands; Work stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ADULT; AVIATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROIMMUNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA; SECRETION; STRESS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0030042178     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-0511(95)05170-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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