Shiftwork duration and the awakening cortisol response among police officers

Chronobiology International

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 446-457

  Wirth, Michael ^a   Burch, James ^a,b   Violanti, John ^c   Burchfiel, Cecil ^d   Fekedulegn, Desta ^d   Andrew, Michael ^d   Zhang, Hongmei ^a   Miller, Diane B ^d   Hébert, James R ^a   Vena, John E ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b WJB Dorn Veteran's Affairs Medical Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol awakening response; Police; Shiftwork; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; POLICE; SALIVA; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICE; SALIVA; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 79960024477     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420528.2011.573112     Document Type: Article

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