Parental caring and loss during childhood and adult cortisol responses to stress

Psychology and Health

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 841-851

  Luecken, Linda J ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caretaking; Cortisol; Parental bond; Parental loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034355721     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440008405586     Document Type: Article

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