Is the diurnal profile of salivary cortisol concentration a useful marker for measuring reported stress in acupuncture research? A randomized controlled pilot study

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 242-250

  Huang, Weidong ^a   Taylor, Alyx ^b   Howie, Judith ^c   Robinson, Nicola ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHRONIC STRESS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SALIVATION; SAMPLE; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPINE POSITION; WAKEFULNESS; WATCHFUL WAITING;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WAKEFULNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863337975     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2010.0325     Document Type: Article

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