Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis dysregulation in sexually abused girls

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 249-255

  De Bellis, Michael D ^a,b,c   Chrousos, George P ^c   Dorn, Lorah D ^b,c   Burke, Lillian ^b,d   Helmers, Karin ^b   Kling, Mitchel A ^b,c   Trickett, Penelope K ^b,e   Putnam, Frank W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL ABUSE; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUICIDE;

OVIS;

EID: 0028157882     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.78.2.249     Document Type: Article

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