Interleukin 6 and cortisol in acute musculoskeletal disorders: Results from a case-referent study in Sweden

Stress Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-35

  Theorell, Tores ^a,b   Hasselhorn, Hans Martin ^a   Vingärd, Eva ^a   Andersson, Birger ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Interleukin 6; Low back pain; Neck shoulder pain; Psychosocial stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTERVIEW; JOB SATISFACTION; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SHOULDER PAIN; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN;

EID: 0033953516     PISSN: 07488386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1700(200001)16:1<27::aid-smi829>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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