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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

The effect of storage conditions on salivary cortisol concentrations using an Enzyme Immunoassay

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Pages 92-95 | Received 17 Dec 2013, Accepted 27 Oct 2014, Published online: 16 Dec 2014

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