The relationship between psychological factors and recurrent genital herpes simplex virus

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 191-213

  Shah, D ^a   Button, J C ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; FAMCICLOVIR; VALACICLOVIR;

COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; GENITAL HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECURRENT INFECTION; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VIRUS REACTIVATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031682291     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8287.1998.tb00567.x     Document Type: Review

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