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The International Journal on the Biology of Stress
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Measuring stress responses in postpartum mothers: Perspectives from studies in human and animal populations

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Pages 19-34 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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Gunther Meinlschmidt, Cyrill Martin, Inga D. Neumann & Markus Heinrichs. (2010) Maternal cortisol in late pregnancy and hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal reactivity to psychosocial stress postpartum in women. Stress 13:2, pages 163-171.
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