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New targets for the clinical assessment of salivary cortisol secretion

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Rosmond, R., Björntorp, P. New targets for the clinical assessment of salivary cortisol secretion. J Endocrinol Invest 24, 639–641 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03343906

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