Political influence associates with cortisol and health among egalitarian forager-farmers

Evolution, Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 2014, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 122-133

  von Rueden, Christopher R ^a   Trumble, Benjamin C ^b   Thompson, Melissa Emery ^c   Stieglitz, Jonathan ^c   Hooper, Paul L ^d   Blackwell, Aaron D ^b   Kaplan, Hillard S ^c   Gurven, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^d SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Cortisol; Hierarchy; Status; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGALITARIAN; FORAGER FARMER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; INCOME; INFECTION RISK; INNATE IMMUNITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MENTAL STRESS; MORBIDITY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84945275455     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20506201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emph/eou021     Document Type: Article

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