Low salivary cortisol and persistent aggression in boys referred for disruptive behavior

Archives of General Psychiatry

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 38-43

  McBurnett, Keith ^a   Lahey, Benjamin B ^a   Rathouz, Paul J ^a   Loeber, Rolf ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

AGGRESSIVENESS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HORMONE DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; ONSET AGE; SALIVA LEVEL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0033965354     PISSN: 0003990X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.57.1.38     Document Type: Article

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