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ERIC Number: EJ401217
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Use of Salivary Cortisol Measurements in Young Infants: A Note of Caution.
Magnano, Catherine L.; And Others
Child Development, v60 n5 p1099-1101 Oct 1989
Findings indicate that high cortisol levels and interfering substances in formula and breast milk could contaminate salivary cortisol measurements in young infants. To insure accurate results, appropriate controls should be taken for salivary cortisol measurements of young infants. (RH)
Descriptors: Error of Measurement, Guidelines, Infants, Measurement Techniques, Research Methodology
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Breast Milk; Breast Milk Substitutes; Salivary Cortisol