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Title: Twenty-four Hour Plasma Cortisol and Adrenocorticotropic Hormone in Gulf War Veterans: Relationships to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Health Symptoms.
Author: Golier JA, Schmeidler J, Legge J, Yehuda R.
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: We aim to characterize the baseline functioning of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in Gulf War veterans (GWV) and examine the extent to which posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and unexplained health symptoms-which commonly co-
Journal: Biol Psychiatry. 2007 Jul 3