Psychoneuroendocrinology
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 35-47 , January 2003

Awakening cortisol responses are influenced by health status and awakening time but not by menstrual cycle phase

  • B.M. Kudielka

      Affiliations

    • Department of Experimental Psychology II, University of Düsseldorf, Universitätsstrasse 1, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
    • ,
  • C. Kirschbaum

      Affiliations

    • Department of Experimental Psychology II, University of Düsseldorf, Universitätsstrasse 1, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationTel.: +49-211-8112090; fax: +49-211-8112019

Received 17 August 2001 ,Revised 16 November 2001 ,Accepted 24 December 2001.

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