Positive and negative mood: Association with natural killer cell activity

Psychology and Health

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 319-327

  Valdimarsdottir, Heiddis B ^a,b   Bovbjerg, Dana H ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Natural killer cell activity; Negative mood; Positive mood; Psychoneuroimmunology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031530099     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870449708406710     Document Type: Article

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