Diurnal variation of cortisol in people with dementia: Relationship to cognition and illness burden

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 145-150

  Kovach, Christine R ^a   Woods, Diana Lynn ^b   Logan, Brent R ^c   Raff, Hershel ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Medical College   (United States)

^d ST LUKE S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Comorbid illness; Cortisol; Dementia; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PATHOGENESIS; SALIVA ANALYSIS;

EID: 79956053374     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: 19382731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317510397329     Document Type: Article

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