Social network characteristics and salivary cortisol in healthy older people

The Scientific World Journal

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Lai, Julian C L ^a   Chong, Alice M L ^a   Siu, Oswald T ^a   Evans, Phil ^b   Chan, Cecilia L W ^c   Ho, Rainbow T H ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EMOTION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STATUS; CHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVA; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HONG KONG; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVA; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84859786377     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/2012/929067     Document Type: Article

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