The Role of Cortisol in the Association Between Perceived Stress and Pain: stress and pain: A short report on secondary adrenal insufficiency patients
Background: Given the pain-dampening effect of cortisol, low cortisol levels have often been proposed to mediate the association between perceived stress and pain. However, studying causal effects is difficult given the complex interplay between perceived stress, cortisol release and pain levels in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Lund University Library
2016-12-01
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Series: | Journal for Person-Oriented Research |
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Online Access: | https://journals.lub.lu.se/jpor/article/view/20362 |