Changes in excretion rates of stress hormones in medical staff exposed to electromagnetic radiation

Environmentalist

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 551-555

  Vangelova, Katia ^a   Israel, Michel ^a   Velkova, Desimira ^a   Ivanova, Michaela ^a  

^a National Center of Public Health Protection Bulgaria   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Adrenaline; Cortisol; EMR exposure; Medical staff; Noradrenaline

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; HEALTH WORKER; HORMONE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; STRESS;

EID: 35348838355     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10669-007-9063-2     Document Type: Article

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