Circadian blood pressure rhythm in shift workers: Study on blood pressure reduction during sleep

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-46

  Kobayashi, Toshio ^a   Matsuzaki, Ichiyo ^b   Nishimura, Akio ^c   Morita, Nobuaki ^b   Murakami, Masataka ^b  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c Ibaraki Pref Health Science Center

Author keywords

24 h blood pressure monitoring; Blood pressure; Circadian rhythm; Shift work

Indexed keywords

EID: 0343010304     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.38.45     Document Type: Article

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