Patterns of salivary cortisol secretion in pregnancy and implications for assessment protocols

Biological Psychology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 85-91

  Harville, Emily W ^a   Savitz, David A ^a   Dole, Nancy ^b   Herring, Amy H ^a   Thorp, John M ^c   Light, Kathleen C ^c  

^a IL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Measurement; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL STRESS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SALIVA ANALYSIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; PREGNANCY; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33751195281     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2006.07.005     Document Type: Article

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