The association between study conditions and hair cortisol in medical students in Germany – a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Medical students often experience high levels of stress due to adverse study conditions, which may have adverse health consequences. Hair cortisol concentration (HCC) has been described as a physiological marker for chronic stress and might thus help to identify students under st...

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Main Authors: Meike Heming, Peter Angerer, Jennifer Apolinário-Hagen, Urs Markus Nater, Nadine Skoluda, Jeannette Weber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-05-01
Series:Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12995-023-00373-7