Individual differences in the diurnal cortisol response to stress

Chronobiology International

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 913-922

  Dahlgren, Anna ^a   Åkerstedt, Torbjörn ^b   Kecklund, Göran ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Exhaustion; Individual differences; Morning cortisol; Occupation medication; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHAUSTION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OFFICE WORKER; SALIVA LEVEL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SLEEP PATTERN; SOMNOLENCE; STRESS; WORKLOAD;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EMPLOYMENT; FATIGUE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; SALIVA; STRESS;

EID: 10944233527     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CBI-200035937     Document Type: Conference Paper

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