Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 45, Issue 4 , Pages 344-350 , October 2009

Depression, Cortisol Reactivity, and Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence

  • Samantha Dockray, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Samantha Dockray, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London WC1E, UK.
    • ,
  • Elizabeth J. Susman, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Lorah D. Dorn, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio

Received 16 February 2009 ,Accepted 9 June 2009.

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PII: S1054-139X(09)00241-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.06.014

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 45, Issue 4 , Pages 344-350 , October 2009

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