Correlation of serum cortisol levels stress among medical doctors working in emergency departments

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 576-580

  Baig, Ayaz ^a   Siddiqui, Imran ^a   Naqvi, Haider ^a   Sabir, Salman ^a   Jabbar, Jawad ^a   Shahid, Muhammad ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Emergency physicians; Serum cortisol; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; JOB STRESS; MALE; PAKISTAN; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION IMMUNOASSAY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS;

EID: 33750015793     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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