Effects on plasmatic androstenedione in female workers exposed to urban stressors

European Journal of Inflammation

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 175-181

  Tomei, G ^a   Sancini, A ^a   Cerratti, D ^a   Fiaschetti, M ^a   Anzani, M F ^a   Ciarrocca, M ^a   Rosati, M V ^a   Tomao, E ^b   Giubilati, R ^a   Pimpinella, B ^a   Tomei, Francesco ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b General Office for Military Health Defence General Staff   (Italy)

Author keywords

Androstenedione; Female workers; Traffic police; Urban stressors

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE;

ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MENTAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLASMA; POLICE; STRESS; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA;

EID: 70949104180     PISSN: 1721727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1721727x0900700308     Document Type: Article

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