Cancer Institute A national cancer institute
designated cancer center

Ruth O'Hara

Publication Details

  • Design decisions to optimize reliability of daytime cortisol slopes in an older population.

    Kraemer HC, Giese-Davis J, Yutsis M, O'Hara R, Neri E, Gallagher-Thompson D, Taylor CB, Spiegel D. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2006; 14 (4): 325-33

    The daytime log-cortisol slope appears to be of growing importance in studying the relationship between stress and health. How best to estimate that slope with minimal burden to the participants and the cost of the study is a decision often made without empiric foundation.

    PubMedID: 16582041

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