Associations between repetitive work and endocrinological indicators of stress

Work and Stress

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 264-276

  Hansen, Åse Marie ^a   Kaergaard, Anette ^b   Andersen, Johan Hviid ^b   Netterstrøm, Bo ^c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b HERNING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Free testosterone; HbA1c; Job control; Job demands; Repetitive work; Sewing machine operators

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; CHOLESTEROL; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATECHOLAMINE URINE LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MACHINE; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; METABOLISM; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SELF REPORT; STRESS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WORK;

EID: 1642496765     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678370310001628899     Document Type: Article

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