Alexithymia, immunity and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: Replication

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 208-213

  Todarello, O ^a   Casamassima, A ^c   Daniele, S ^a   Marinaccio, M ^b   Fanciullo, F ^c   Valentino, L ^c   Tedesco, N ^d   Wiesel, S ^c   Simone, G ^c   Marinaccio, L ^c  

^a Clinical Psychiatry II   (Italy)

^b Inst of Obstetrics and Gynaecology   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE GIOVANNI PAOLO II   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; Immunity; Personality

Indexed keywords

ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; PERSONALITY; SELF EVALUATION; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU;

EID: 0030814104     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: 14230348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000289136     Document Type: Article

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