Effect of verbal self-disclosure on natural killer cell activity: Moderating influence of cynical hostility

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 150-155

  Christensen, Alan J ^a   Edwards, Dawn L ^a   Wiebe, John S ^a   Benotsch, Eric G ^a   Mckelvey, Laura ^a   Andrews, Michael ^b   Lubaroff, David M ^b  

^a E11 SSH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

cynical hostility; psychoneuroimmunology; self disclosure; stress

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM 51;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CYTOTOXICITY; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SELF DISCLOSURE; STRESS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0029869046     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-199603000-00009     Document Type: Article

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