Subjective socioeconomic position, gender and cortisol responses to waking in an elderly population

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 582-590

  Wright, Caroline E ^a   Steptoe, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compliance; Cortisol awakening response; Elderly; Gender; Socioeconomic position

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 16244409265     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2005.01.007     Document Type: Article

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