Social isolation and diurnal cortisol patterns in an ageing cohort

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2737-2745

  Stafford, Mai ^a   Gardner, Mike ^b   Kumari, Meena ^c   Kuh, Diana ^a   Ben Shlomo, Yoav ^b  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bereavement; HPA axis; NSHD; Psychosocial; Social isolation

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INCOME; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL NETWORK;

BEREAVEMENT; HPA AXIS; NSHD; PSYCHOSOCIAL; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

AGING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVA; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84886094533     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.07.002     Document Type: Article

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