Approaches to Salivary Cortisol Collection and Analysis in Infants

@article{Tryphonopoulos2014ApproachesTS,
  title={Approaches to Salivary Cortisol Collection and Analysis in Infants},
  author={Panagiota D Tryphonopoulos and Nicole L. Letourneau and Rima Azar},
  journal={Biological Research For Nursing},
  year={2014},
  volume={16},
  pages={398 - 408}
}
Salivary cortisol is becoming more commonly utilized as a biologic marker of stress in observational studies and intervention research. However, its use with infants (12 months of age or younger) is less widespread and poses some special challenges to researchers. In order to decide on the most suitable collection procedure for salivary cortisol in infants, a number of criteria should be considered. This article will aid investigators interested in integrating salivary cortisol measurement into… 
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