Salivary hormone concentrations in mothers and fathers becoming parents are not correlated

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 424-436

  Berg, Sandra J ^a   Wynne Edwards, Katherine E ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Estradiol; Father; Hormone; Men; Paternal responsiveness; Pregnancy; Testosterone; Women

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FATHER; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL;

EID: 0036938899     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/hbeh.2002.1841     Document Type: Article

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