Variability and reliability of diurnal cortisol in younger and older adults: Implications for design decisions

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 299-309

  Segerstrom, Suzanne C ^a   Boggero, Ian A ^a   Smith, Gregory T ^a   Sephton, Sandra E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalizability theory; Individual differences; Longitudinal design; Reliability; Salivary cortisol

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RELIABILITY; SALIVA LEVEL; STUDY DESIGN; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SALIVA; STANDARDS; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

AGED; AGING; AREA UNDER CURVE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SALIVA; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922479381     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.07.022     Document Type: Article

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