Brief report: Role of cortisol in posttraumatic stress symptoms among mothers of children diagnosed with cancer

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 960-965

  Stoppelbein, Laura ^a   Greening, Leilani ^a   Fite, Paula J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; cortisol; pediatric; posttraumatic stress; women

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; METABOLISM; MOTHER; NEOPLASM; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALIVA;

ADOLESCENT; AREA UNDER CURVE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MOTHERS; NEOPLASMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALIVA; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 77957155762     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsp139     Document Type: Article

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