Behavioral and perceived stressor effects on urinary catecholamine excretion in adult samoans

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 693-702

  Bergey, Meredith R ^a   Steele, Matthew S ^b   Bereiter, David A ^c   Viali, Satupaitea ^d   Mcgarvey, Stephen T ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PATH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d Ministry of Health   (Samoa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CAFFEINE; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GIFT GIVING; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMOA; SMOKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; URINE;

ADULT; CAFFEINE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; GIFT GIVING; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT STATE OF SAMOA; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOREPINEPHRINE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79961168998     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.21198     Document Type: Article

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