Sleep as a mediator of the stress-immune relationship

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 48-51

  Hall, Martica ^a   Baum, Andrew ^a   Buysse, Daniel J ^a   Prigerson, Holly G ^a   Kupfer, David J ^a   Reynolds III, Charles F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Avoidance behaviors; Depression; Immune function; Intrusive thoughts; Sleep; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEREAVEMENT; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONREM SLEEP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP; THOUGHT DISORDER; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0031917903     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-199801000-00011     Document Type: Article

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