Salivary cortisol in post-traumatic stress disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Studies investigating salivary cortisol level as susceptibility marker for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) produced inconsistent results. The aim of this study was to compare salivary cortisol concentration levels in PTSD patients with those in controls by synthesizing publ...

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Main Authors: Xiongfeng Pan, Zhipeng Wang, Xiaoli Wu, Shi Wu Wen, Aizhong Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-018-1910-9