Burnout, perceived stress, and cortisol responses to awakening

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 197-204

  Pruessner, Jens C ^a   Hellhammer, Dirk H ^a   Kirschbaum, Clemens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Burnout; Cortisol; Dexamethasone suppression test; HPA axis; Saliva; Stress

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL; SELF CONTROL; SELF ESTEEM; STRESS;

EID: 0032924006     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-199903000-00012     Document Type: Article

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