Correlation between serum and salivary cortisol levels in depressed and nondepressed children and adolescents
American Journal of PsychiatryPublished 1 September 1985
Patrick M. Burke, Robert J. Reichler, Elizabeth Smith, Kathy Dugaw, Elizabeth McCauley, J Mitchell
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The measurement of salivary cortisol may be a useful noninvasive technique in the study of cortisol secretion patterns in young subjects.
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Serum and saliva cortisol levels were determined in 34 depressed and nondepressed children and adolescents. The serum and salivary measures were highly correlated. The measurement of salivary cortisol may be a useful noninvasive technique in the study of cortisol secretion patterns in young subjects.
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