Negative affectivity, coping, immune status, and disease progression in hiv infected individuals

Psychology and Health

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 375-388

  Vassend, Olav ^a   Eskild, Anne ^b   Halvorsen, Ragnhild ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b National Institute of Public

^c Voksentoppen Ctr Asthma and Allerg   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency; Coping; Disease progression; Immune status; Negative affectivity; Somatic symptoms

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031489007     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870449708406714     Document Type: Article

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