The cortisol awakening response: A pilot study on the effects of shift work, morningness and sleep duration

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 981-988

  Griefahn, Barbara ^a   Robens, Sibylle ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cortisol awakening response; Experimental study; Morningness; Polysomnogram; Shift work; Sleep duration

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORTISOL AWAKENING RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP; SLEEP DURATION; SLEEP PARAMETERS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; SALIVA; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; TIME FACTORS; WAKEFULNESS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 48149090072     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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