Cortisone in hair of elementary school girls and its relationship with childhood stress

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 172, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 843-846

  Vanaelst, Barbara ^a,b   Michels, Nathalie ^a   De Vriendt, Tineke ^a   Huybrechts, Inge ^a,c   Vyncke, Krishna ^a,b   Sioen, Isabelle ^a,b   Bammann, Karin ^d,e   Rivet, Noellie ^f   Raul, Jean Sebastien ^f   Molnar, Denes ^g   De Henauw, Stefaan ^a,h  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (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 INSTITUT DE MÉDECINE LÉGALE   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^h UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Child; Cortisone; Hair; Life events; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTISONE;

ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COPING BEHAVIOR; HAIR; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFE EVENTS SCALE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORTISONE; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84878732059     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-013-1955-1     Document Type: Article

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