Diurnal cortisol secretion at home and in child care: A prospective study of 2-year-old toddlers

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 295-303

  Ouellet Morin, Isabelle ^a   Tremblay, Richard E ^a,b,c,d   Boivin, Michel ^a,e   Meaney, Michael ^f   Kramer, Michael ^g   Côté, Sylvana M ^b,c  

^a Research Unit on Children's Psychosocial Maladjustment   (Canada)

^b Universite Paris Sud   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^f MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child care; Children; Cortisol; Stress; Toddlers

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALIVA; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD CARE; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALIVA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 76049099941     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2009.02167.x     Document Type: Article

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