Perceived anxiety and plasma cortisol concentrations following rock climbing with differing safety rope protocols

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 531-535

  Hodgson, Christopher I ^a   Draper, N ^a   McMorris, T ^a   Jones, G ^a   Fryer, S ^a   Coleman, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROCK CLIMBING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MOUNTAINEERING; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 67650165365     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2007.046011     Document Type: Article

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