Oxidative stress, melatonin level, and sleep insufficiency among electronic equipment repairers

Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 66-70

  El Helaly, Mohamed ^a   Abu Hashem, E ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

electromagnetic field; Electronic equipment; malondialdehyde; melatonin; sleep

Indexed keywords

MALONALDEHYDE; MELATONIN;

AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRER; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALONALDEHYDE BLOOD LEVEL; NONMEDICAL OCCUPATIONS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP DISORDER;

EID: 79251526903     PISSN: 09732284     EISSN: 19983670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5278.75692     Document Type: Article

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