Childhood maltreatment and diurnal cortisol patterns in women with chronic pain

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 471-480

  Nicolson, Nancy A ^a   Davis, Mary C ^b   Kruszewski, Denise ^b   Zautra, Alex J ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Childhood maltreatment; Chronic pain; Fibromyalgia; Osteoarthritis.; Salivary cortisol

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953362979     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: 15347796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e3181d9a104     Document Type: Article

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