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Effect of 4 weeks of basic military training on peripheral blood leucocytes and urinary excretion of catecholamines and cortisol

Polyzois MakrasEndocrinology Section and Research Department, 251 HAF and VA Hospital, Athens
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George N KoukoulisDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Medical School, University of Thessaly, Larissa
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George BourikasDepartment of Haematology, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis
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George PapatheodorouResearch Unit, 401 General Military Hospital, Athens
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Konstantinos BedevisEndocrinology Section and Research Department, 251 HAF and VA Hospital, Athens
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Panagiotis MenounosLaboratory of Research, Nursing Military Academy, Athens
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Dimitrios PappasDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, 251 HAF and VA Hospital, Athens
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George KartalisFirst Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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Pages 825-834 | Published online: 18 Feb 2007

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