Changes in cortisol secretion during shiftwork: Implications for tolerance to shiftwork?

Ergonomics

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 610-621

  Hennig, Juergen ^a   Kieferdorf, Peter ^a   Moritz, Christoph ^a   Huwe, Sonja ^a   Netter, Petra ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptability; Cortisol; Personality; Shiftwork

Indexed keywords

HORMONES; SLEEP RESEARCH;

CORTISOL; NEUROTICISM;

ERGONOMICS;

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; NEUROSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; SHIFT WORKER;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONALITY; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; SALIVA; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 0032079384     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401398186784     Document Type: Article

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