Salivary Cortisol, Socioemotional Functioning, and Academic Performance in Anxious and Non-Anxious Children of Elementary and Middle School Age

Early Education and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 74-95

  Mathewson, Karen J ^a   Miskovic, Vladimir ^a   Cunningham, Charles E ^a,b   McHolm, Angela E ^a   Boyle, Michael H ^a,b   Schmidt, Louis A ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

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EID: 84860830945     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409289.2012.626388     Document Type: Article

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