Levels and confounders of morning cortisol collected from adolescents in a naturalistic (school) setting

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1257-1268

  Kelly, Shona J ^a   Young, Robert ^b   Sweeting, Helen ^b   Fischer, Joachim E ^c   West, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Cross sectional studies; Hydrocortisone; Saliva; Social environment; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REFERENCE VALUES; SALIVA; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 51249113217     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2008.06.010     Document Type: Article

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