Neuroendocrine recovery after 2-week 12-h day and night shifts: an 11-day follow-up

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 247-257

  Merkus, Suzanne L ^a,b   Holte, Kari Anne ^a   Huysmans, Maaike A ^b   Hansen, Åse Marie ^c,d   van de Ven, Peter M ^b   van Mechelen, Willem ^b   van der Beek, Allard J ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Compressed and extended schedule; Long working hours; Night work; Salivary cortisol; Shift work

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; NEUROSECRETION; NORWAY; OIL AND GAS FIELD; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA; SEA; TIME; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; NORWAY; OCEANS AND SEAS; OIL AND GAS FIELDS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; TIME FACTORS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 84939878247     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: 14321246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-014-0954-5     Document Type: Article

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