Psychoneuroendocrinology
Volume 34, Issue 7 , Pages 1041-1049 , August 2009

Recent depressive and anxious symptoms predict cortisol responses to stress in men

  • Kathryn P. Brooks

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Fax: +1 310 206 5895.
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  • Theodore F. Robles

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    • Box 951563, 1285 Franz Hall, Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90005, United States. Fax: +1 310 206 5895.

Received 13 July 2008 ,Revised 20 January 2009 ,Accepted 9 February 2009.

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