Chronotype and diurnal cortisol profile in working women: Differences between work and leisure days

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 649-655

  Dockray Samantha, S ^a   Steptoe, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronotype; Cortisol awakening response; Diurnal cortisol; Morningness

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHRONOTYPE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEISURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL; SELF CONCEPT; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP TIME; SMOKING; WAKEFULNESS; WORK;

ADULT; AROUSAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; SALIVA; WAKEFULNESS; WOMEN, WORKING; WORK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955523617     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2010.09.008     Document Type: Article

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