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The International Journal on the Biology of Stress
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Examination stress as an ecological inducer of cortisol and psychological responses to stress in undergraduate students

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Pages 199-206 | Received 23 Jul 2006, Accepted 11 Sep 2006, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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