Self-rated health, life-style, and psychoendocrine measures of stress in healthy adult women

Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 266-274

  Halford, Christina ^a   Ekselius, Lisa ^b   Anderzen, Ingrid ^a   Arnetz, Bengt ^a   Svärdsudd, Kurt ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cortisol; prolactin; self rated health; sense of coherence; testosterone; vital exhaustion

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADULT; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; PROLACTIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 77958526096     PISSN: 03009734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009734.2010.496910     Document Type: Article

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