Copeptin as a stress marker prior and after a written examination-the CoEXAM study

Stress

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 134-137

  Urwyler, Sandrine A ^a   Schuetz, Philipp ^b   Sailer, Clara ^c   Christ Crain, Mirjam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Medical University Clinic   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Copeptin; Cortisol; Examination outcome; HPA axis; Medical students; Psychological stress; Stress marker

Indexed keywords

COPEPTIN; HYDROCORTISONE; MARKER; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLYCOPEPTIDE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL; WRITTEN EXAMINATION; BLOOD; DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; ETIOLOGY; METABOLISM; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA; TIME; UPREGULATION; WRITING; YOUNG ADULT;

BIOMARKERS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; GLYCOPEPTIDES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; UP-REGULATION; WRITING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923853074     PISSN: 10253890     EISSN: 16078888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10253890.2014.993966     Document Type: Article

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