title: Correlation between serum and salivary cortisol levels in depressed and nondepressed children and adolescents.
abstract: Serum and saliva cortisol levels were determined in 34 depressed and nondepressed children and adolescents. The serum and salivary measures were highly correlated. The measurement of salivary cortisol may be a useful noninvasive technique in the study of cortisol secretion patterns in young subjects.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D012463:Saliva / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D006854:Hydrocortisone