Work hours and cortisol variation from non-working to working days

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 553-559

  Marchand, Alain ^a   Durand, Pierre ^a   Lupien, Sonia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

Author keywords

HPA response; Salivary cortisol; Work hours per week; Workplace

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALIVA; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALIVA; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84879081006     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-012-0788-y     Document Type: Article

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