Ambulatory Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, and Neuroendocrine Responses in Women Nurses During Work and Off Work Days
Psychosomatic MedicinePublished 1 January 1999
Iris B. Goldstein, David Shapiro, Aleksandra Chicz-DeMet, Don Guthrie
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Although the work environment leads to increased activity of the cardiovascular and sympathoadrenal medullary system in healthy women, the effects are modified by the woman's domestic role, by the length of her employment, and by the demands of her job.
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Although the work environment leads to increased activity of the cardiovascular and sympathoadrenal medullary system in healthy women, the effects are modified by the woman's domestic role, by the length of her employment, and by the demands of her job.
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