caa a22 4500 463195248 CHVBK 20180406164921.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20071201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10669-007-9063-2 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10669-007-9063-2 Changes in excretion rates of stress hormones in medical staff exposed to electromagnetic radiation [Elektronische Daten] [Katia Vangelova, Michel Israel, Desimira Velkova, Michaela Ivanova] The aim of this paper is to study the effect of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) on the excretion rates of stress hormones of medical staff in physiotherapy. The excretion rates of stress hormones cortisol, adrenaline and noradrenaline were followed during morning shift in 15 female physiotherapists using RIA kits and a spectrofluorimetric method. The mean number of treatments with EMR emitting devices per month and the emission of each device was assessed. A control group of nurses, matched by age, sex and work task was used. The psychosocial factors were evaluated and no differences between the two groups was found. Calculations of the individual EMR exposure show levels above the ICNIRP guidelines. Significantly higher excretion rates of cortisol, adrenaline and noradrenaline among the studied physiotherapists in comparison with the control group of nurses were found. In conclusion, our data showed that EMR influenced the excretion rates of stress hormones of medical staff in physiotherapy. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2007 Cortisol nationallicence Adrenaline nationallicence Noradrenaline nationallicence Medical staff nationallicence EMR exposure nationallicence Vangelova Katia National Center of Public Health Protection, 15 Acad. Ivan Geshov Blvd, 1431, Sofia, Bulgaria aut Israel Michel National Center of Public Health Protection, 15 Acad. Ivan Geshov Blvd, 1431, Sofia, Bulgaria aut Velkova Desimira National Center of Public Health Protection, 15 Acad. Ivan Geshov Blvd, 1431, Sofia, Bulgaria aut Ivanova Michaela National Center of Public Health Protection, 15 Acad. Ivan Geshov Blvd, 1431, Sofia, Bulgaria aut The Environmentalist Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 27/4(2007-12-01), 551-555 0251-1088 27:4<551 2007 27 10669 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10669-007-9063-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10669-007-9063-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Vangelova Katia National Center of Public Health Protection, 15 Acad. Ivan Geshov Blvd, 1431, Sofia, Bulgaria aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Israel Michel National Center of Public Health Protection, 15 Acad. Ivan Geshov Blvd, 1431, Sofia, Bulgaria aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Velkova Desimira National Center of Public Health Protection, 15 Acad. Ivan Geshov Blvd, 1431, Sofia, Bulgaria aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ivanova Michaela National Center of Public Health Protection, 15 Acad. Ivan Geshov Blvd, 1431, Sofia, Bulgaria aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The Environmentalist Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 27/4(2007-12-01), 551-555 0251-1088 27:4<551 2007 27 10669 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer