A new view on hypocortisolism

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1010-1016

  Fries, Eva ^a   Hesse, Judith ^a   Hellhammer, Juliane ^a   Hellhammer, Dirk H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allostatic load index; Cortisol; Developmental model; Hypocortisolism; Protective effects

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FATIGUE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERACTIVITY; HYPOCORTISOLISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; PAIN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRESS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 22144478719     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2005.04.006     Document Type: Article

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