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

OBJECTIVE:The evidence on whether there is work stress related dysregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis is equivocal. This study assessed the relation between work stress and diurnal cortisol rhythm in a large-scale occupational cohort, the Whitehall II study. METHODS:Work stress was...

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Main Authors: Jing Liao, Eric J Brunner, Meena Kumari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3849138?pdf=render