The impact of abbreviated progressive muscle relaxation on salivary cortisol and salivary immunoglobulin A (sIgA)

Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 375-387

  Pawlow, Laura A ^a   Jones, Gary E ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart rate; Relaxation training; Salivary cortisol; Salivary immunoglobulin A; State anxiety

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY; MALE; MONITORING; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEUROIMMUNOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RELAXATION TRAINING; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL; SELF REPORT; SITTING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS; STUDENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CALIBRATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 29744467012     PISSN: 10900586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10484-005-8423-2     Document Type: Article

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