Effect of negative air ions on computer operation, anxiety and salivary chromogranin A-like immunoreactivity

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 85-89

  Nakane, Hideo ^a   Asami, Osamu ^a   Yamada, Yukio ^a   Ohira, Hideki ^b  

^a Rd Management Section   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chromogranin A; Computer; Negative air ion; Performance; Saliva; STAI S

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN A; HYDROCORTISONE; ION;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; AIR; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA LEVEL; SELF REPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR; ANXIETY; CHROMOGRANIN A; CHROMOGRANINS; COMPUTERS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IONS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036791844     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8760(02)00067-3     Document Type: Article

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