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SUBMITTER: Anand KJS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7196501 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Anand Kanwaljeet J S KJS Rovnaghi Cynthia R CR Rigdon Joseph J Qin FeiFei F Tembulkar Sahil S Murphy Laura E LE Barr Donald A DA Gotlib Ian H IH Tylavsky Frances A FA
Pediatric research 20191202 6
<h4>Background</h4>Early life stress has enduring effects on physical and mental health. Hair cortisol concentrations (HCCs) reflect exposures to contextual stressors in early life, but are understudied in preschool children.<h4>Methods</h4>Hair samples from children (N = 693) during clinic visits (CVs) scheduled at 1-4 years (CV1-CV4) were measured using validated assay methods for HCC.<h4>Results</h4>HCCs were highest at CV1 and decreased at CV2-CV4, with no sex differences. Black children had ...[more]