The effect of chiropractic manipulation on salivary cortisol levels

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 149-153

  Whelan, Tara L ^a   Dishman, J Donald ^a   Burke, Jean ^a   Levine, Seymour ^b   Sciotti, Veronica ^a  

^a NEW YORK CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Salivary cortisol; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; NORMAL HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; SALIVA LEVEL; STEROID ANALYSIS; STEROID EXCRETION; STRESS;

EID: 0036490017     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mmt.2002.122328     Document Type: Article

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