The differential effects of acute marital distress on emotional, physiological and immune functions in maritally distressed men and women

Psychology and Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 277-288

  Mayne, Tracy J ^a,b,c   O'Leary, Ann ^a   McCrady, Barbara ^a   Contrada, Richard ^a   Labouvie, Erich ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUT PAOLI CALMETTES   (France)

^c HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Marital distress; Psychoneuroimmunology; Psychophysiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031530393     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870449708407405     Document Type: Article

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