Influences of early shift work on the diurnal cortisol rhythm, mood and sleep: Within-subject variation in male airline pilots

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 533-541

  Bostock, Sophie ^a   Steptoe, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Hpa axis; Shift work; Sleep; Time of waking

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AIRPLANE PILOT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FATIGUE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP; SLEEP QUALITY; SLEEP TIME; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; STRESS; WAKEFULNESS; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; AFFECT; AIR TRAVEL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVA; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 84875053324     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2012.07.012     Document Type: Article

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