Psychophysiological characteristics of women suffering from stress-related fatigue

Stress and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 113-126

  Olsson, Erik M G ^a   Roth, Walton T ^b,c   Melin, Lennart ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Continuous performance; Fatigue; Heart rate variability; HPA axis; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; OXYGEN SATURATION; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; STRESS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 77953576849     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1271     Document Type: Article

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