Evaluation of salivary cortisol as a biomarker of self-reported mental stress in field studies

Stress and Health

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 91-98

  Hjortskov, Nis ^a   Garde, Anne Helene ^a   Ørbæk, Palle ^b   Hansen, Åse Marie ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cochrane review; Cortisol; Mental stress; Salivary; Self reports

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HYDROCORTISONE;

COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; MENTAL STRESS; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 2342616113     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1000     Document Type: Review

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