The relationship between chronic stress, hair cortisol and hypertension
Inconsistencies in studies of chronic psychosocial stress and hypertension may be explained by the use of stress markers greatly influenced by circadian rhythm and transient stressors. We assessed whether hair cortisol, a marker that captures systemic cortisol over months, was independently associat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-08-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Cardiology. Hypertension |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590086219300126 |