Temporal features of elevated hair cortisol among earthquake survivors

Psychophysiology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 319-326

  Gao, Wei ^a   Zhong, Ping ^a   Xie, Qiaozhen ^a   Wang, Haiyang ^a   Jin, Jing ^a   Deng, Huihua ^a   Lu, Zuhong ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Earthquake; Hair cortisol; Hypercortisolism; Temporal feature

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHEMISTRY; EARTHQUAKE; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SURVIVOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EARTHQUAKES; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897595452     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/psyp.12179     Document Type: Article

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