Intercorrelations between serum, salivary, and hair cortisol and child-reported estimates of stress in elementary school girls

Psychophysiology

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1072-1081

  Vanaelst, Barbara ^a,b   Huybrechts, Inge ^a,c   Bammann, Karin ^d,e   Michels, Nathalie ^a,b   de Vriendt, Tineke ^a,b   Vyncke, Krishna ^a,b   Sioen, Isabelle ^f   Iacoviello, Licia ^e   Günther, Kathrin ^e   Molnar, Denes ^g   Lissner, Lauren ^h   Rivet, Noellie ⁱ   Raul, Jean Sebastien ⁱ   de Henauw, Stefaan ^a,j  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

^c INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^e LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR PREVENTION RESEARCH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY BIPS   (Germany)

^f CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^h UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

ⁱ INSTITUT DE MÉDECINE LÉGALE   (France)

^j UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT   (Belgium)

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Author keywords

Biochemical; Children infants; Cortisol; Social factors; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SALIVA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84864021999     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2012.01396.x     Document Type: Article

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