Assessment of Salivary Human Herpesvirus-6 and Immunoglobulin A Levels in Nurses Working Shifts

The purpose of the present study was to assess whether salivary human herpesvirus (HHV)-6 acted as a new sensitive stress marker, providing a reliable indicator of stress among shift work nurses. Salivary HHV-6, immunoglobulin (Ig) A and mood states were compared among nurses who worked day shifts o...

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Main Authors: Hirom Fukuda, RN, PhD, Takamichi Ichinose, PhD, Tomoko Kusama, RN, PHN, PhD, Reico Sakurai, RN, PHN, MS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-09-01
Series:Asian Nursing Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1976131708600390