Childhood attachment and loss experiences affect adult cardiovascular and cortisol function

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 765-772

  Luecken, Linda J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Caretaking; Cortisol; Parental loss; Reactivity

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PERFORMANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MENTAL TASK; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENTAL DEPRIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL;

EID: 0031752741     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-199811000-00021     Document Type: Article

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