CellWell record HH-49735
The association between hair cortisol levels, Epstein-Barr virus infections and chronic fatigue in adolescents
Kongsnes BEB; Asprusten TT; Wyller VBB; Pedersen M
Stress (Amsterdam, Netherlands) ยท 2026
In plain language
In 192 adolescents with acute Epstein-Barr virus infection, preinfection hair cortisol was higher than in 66 healthy controls, but it did not predict chronic fatigue six months after infection.
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- Primary research (design unspecified)
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