Exposure to urban stressor and effects on luteinizing hormone (LH) in female outdoor workers

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1437-1448

  Monti, Carlo ^a   Ciarrocca, Manuela ^a   Cardella, Claudia ^a   Capozzella, Assuntina ^a   Rosati, Maria ^a   Cherubini, Emilia ^a   Fargnoli, Stefania ^a   Casale, Teodorico ^a   Tomei, Francesco ^a,b   Tomei, Gianfranco ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Female reproductive health; LH; Traffic police; Urban stressor

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HEALTH HAZARDS; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; HORMONES;

FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; LH; TRAFFIC POLICE; URBAN STRESSOR;

POLLUTION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENTAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OVARY CYCLE; POLICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRESS;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLICE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33745444409     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520600754292     Document Type: Article

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