Salivary cortisol response to awakening in chronic fatigue syndrome

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 184, Issue FEB., 2004, Pages 136-141

  Roberts, Amanda D L ^a   Wessely, Simon ^b   Chalder, Trudie ^b   Papadopoulos, Andrew ^c   Cleare, Anthony J ^a,c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVATION; WAKEFULNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA; SEX FACTORS; SLEEP; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0442276178     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.184.2.136     Document Type: Article

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