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Increased insulin secretion and decreased glucose concentrations, but not allostatic load, are associated with stress-related exhaustion in a clinical patient population

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Pages 24-33 | Received 15 Aug 2011, Accepted 20 Apr 2012, Published online: 04 Jun 2012

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