It's long-term stressors that take a toll: Comment on Cohen et al. (1998)

Health Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 211-213

  Leventhal, Howard ^a,c   Patrick Miller, Linda ^a   Leventhal, Elaine A ^b  

^a Inst Hlth Hlth Care Plcy/AR

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute stress; Antibody; Chronic stress; Colds; Epinephrine; Life events; Lymphocytes; Natural killer cells; Norepinephrine

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE; COMMON COLD; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HEALTH STATUS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIFE EVENT; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; STRESS;

COMMON COLD; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0031863148     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.17.3.211     Document Type: Review

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