Psychoneuroendocrinology
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 513-522 , May 2009

Salivary cortisol and psychological mechanisms in patients with acute versus chronic low back pain

  • Sigrid Sudhaus

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Faculty of Medicine, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel.: +49 234 3222643; fax: +49 234 3214203.
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  • Britta Fricke

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroanatomy and Molecular Brain Research, Faculty of Medicine, Ruhr-University of Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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  • Axel Stachon

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Transfusion, and Laboratory Medicine, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr-University of Bochum, 44789 Bochum, Germany
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  • Stefan Schneider

      Affiliations

    • Medical Department 1, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr-University of Bochum, 44789 Bochum, Germany
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  • Harald Klein

      Affiliations

    • Medical Department 1, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr-University of Bochum, 44789 Bochum, Germany
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  • Monika von Düring

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroanatomy and Molecular Brain Research, Faculty of Medicine, Ruhr-University of Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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  • Monika Hasenbring

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Faculty of Medicine, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany

Received 18 March 2008 ,Revised 14 October 2008 ,Accepted 16 October 2008.

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PII: S0306-4530(08)00285-0

doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2008.10.011

Psychoneuroendocrinology
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 513-522 , May 2009