The cortisol awakening response in toddlers and young children

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2485-2492

  Bäumler, Damaris ^a   Kirschbaum, Clemens ^a   Kliegel, Matthias ^b   Alexander, Nina ^a   Stalder, Tobias ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Children; Cortisol awakening response; Development; Toddler

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ACCURACY; ACTIMETRY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTISOL AWAKENING RESPONSE; DATA ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL; SCHOOL CHILD;

CHILDREN; CORTISOL AWAKENING RESPONSE; DEVELOPMENT; TODDLER;

ACTIGRAPHY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL FUNCTION TESTS; SALIVA; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 84886102027     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.05.008     Document Type: Article

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