Psychoneuroendocrinology
Volume 34, Issue 8 , Pages 1247-1251 , September 2009

The association of the cortisol awakening response with experimental pain ratings

  • L.A. Fabian

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Psychology Department, UMBC, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA. Tel.: +1 410 455 8758; fax: +1 410 455 1055.
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  • L. McGuire

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
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  • G.G. Page

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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  • B.R. Goodin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
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  • R.R. Edwards

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Harvard University School of Medicine, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA
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  • J. Haythornthwaite

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA

Received 23 December 2008 ,Revised 11 March 2009 ,Accepted 11 March 2009.

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PII: S0306-4530(09)00091-2

doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2009.03.008

Psychoneuroendocrinology
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