Determination of salivary cortisol in healthy children and adolescents

Acta Medica Iranica

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 32-36

  Safarzadeh, E ^a   Mostafavi, F ^a   Ashtiani, M T Haghi ^a,b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Hypothalamus pituitary adrenal axis; Normal range; Salivary cortisol

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG SALIVA LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IRAN; MALE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RELIABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 26244468734     PISSN: 00446025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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