Increased scalp hair cortisol concentrations in obese children

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 285-290

  Veldhorst, Margriet A B ^a,b   Noppe, Gerard ^a,c   Jongejan, Mieke H T M ^a,d   Kok, Chantine B M ^a   Mekic, Selma ^a   Koper, Jan Willem ^a,c   Van Rossum, Elisabeth F C ^a,c   Van Den Akker, Erica L T ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d SINT FRANCISCUS GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; LIPID;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP HAIR; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; SCALP;

EID: 84892147430     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2013-2924     Document Type: Article

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