Hormonal Fluctuations Under Systemic Stress: Investigating Adolescent Hair Cortisol Trends Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

May 2026 in “ Research Square ”

Luciana Tovo-Rodrigues, Marina Xavier Carpena, Jéssica Mayumi Maruyama, Andrea Gonzalez, Aluisio JD Bar, Iná S. Santos, Isabel Oliveira, Alexia Tormen, Jaqueline Bohrer Schuch, Alicia Matijasevich, Joseph Murray

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