The effects of season, daylight saving and time of sunrise on serum cortisol in a large population

Chronobiology International

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 243-251

  Hadlow, Narelle C ^a,b,c   Brown, Suzanne ^d   Wardrop, Robert ^a   Henley, David ^d,e  

^a PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

^b WESTERN DIAGNOSTIC PATHOLOGY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Daylight savings; Season; Summer; Sunrise; Winter

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOPERIODICITY; SEASON; SUNLIGHT; TIME;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONS; SUNLIGHT; TIME FACTORS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84894108011     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420528.2013.844162     Document Type: Article

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