Use of cortisol as a stress marker: Practical and theoretical problems

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 265-274

  Pollard, Tessa M ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84995202682     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.1310070217     Document Type: Review

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