Patterns of salivary cortisol levels can manifest work stress in emergency care providers

Journal of Physiological Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 191-197

  Nakajima, Yasushi ^a,b   Takahashi, Takayuki ^a   Shetty, Vivek ^c   Yamaguchi, Masaki ^a  

^a IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN HIROO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c UCLA SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Diurnal variation; Occupational stress; Saliva; Similarity

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PHYSICIANS; SALIVA; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 84862798328     PISSN: 18806546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12576-012-0197-8     Document Type: Article

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