Is there an association between work stress and diurnal cortisol patterns? Findings from the whitehall II study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Liao, Jing ^a   Brunner, Eric J ^a   Kumari, Meena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFORT REWARD IMBALANCE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; JOB DEMAND CONTROL; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84891804547     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081020     Document Type: Article

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