ea0022p206 | Clinical case reports and clinical practice | ECE2010
Duskova Michaela
, Simunkova Katerina
, Hill Martin
, Hruskovicova Hana
, Hoskovcova Petra
, Kralikova Eva
, Starka Luboslav
Background: A high percentage of adult smokers try to quit, but most of these attempts fail. The ability to predict the success or failure of smoking cessation efforts will be useful for clinical practice. Stress response is regulated by two primary neuroendocrine systems. Salivary cortisol has been used as a marker for the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenocortical axis and salivary α-amylase as a marker for the sympathetic adrenomedullary system.Method...