Cortisol awakening response - Are sampling delays of 15 minutes acceptable?

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 202-205

  Griefahn, Barbara ^a   Robens, Sibylle ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cortisol awakening response; Delayed samples; Methodological considerations

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ACTIMETRY; ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTISOL AWAKENING RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SALIVA;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; SALIVA; TIME FACTORS; WAKEFULNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83555165873     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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