Salivary Cortisol response to a psychosocial stressor on children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Differences between diagnostic subtypes

Spanish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 707-714

  Maldonado, Enrique F ^a   Trianes, Ma Victoria ^a   Cortés, Antonio ^a   Moreno, Encarnación ^a   Escobar, Milagros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Children; Cortisol; Trier social stress test for children (TSST C)

Indexed keywords

EID: 73149107789     PISSN: 11387416     EISSN: 19882904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1138741600002079     Document Type: Article

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