Pathways linking major depression and immunity in ambulatory female patients

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 850-860

  Miller, Gregory E ^a,b   Cohen, Sheldon ^a   Herbert, Tracy B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Immunity; Physical activity; Psychoneuroimmunology

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CYTOTOXICITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 0032756509     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-199911000-00021     Document Type: Article

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