Cortisol in hair measured in young adults - A biomarker of major life stressors?

BMC Clinical Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Karlén, Jerker ^a   Ludvigsson, Johnny ^a   Frostell, Anneli ^a   Theodorsson, Elvar ^a   Faresjö, Tomas ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Coping; Cortisol; Hair; Serious life events; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR COLOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PILOT STUDY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SELF REPORT;

EID: 80054873929     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6890-11-12     Document Type: Article

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