How multiple types of stressors impact on health

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 175-181

  Leserman, Jane ^a   Li, Zhiming ^a   Hu, Yuming J B ^a   Drossman, Douglas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal disorder; Health status; Physical abuse; Sexual abuse; Stressful life events; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTERING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GRIEF; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0031900081     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-199803000-00012     Document Type: Article

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