Psychological variables as predictors of rubella antibody titers and fatigue - A prospective, double blind study

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 389-395

  Morag, Michal ^a   Morag, Abraham ^b   Reichenberg, Abraham ^a   Lerer, Bernard ^a   Yirmiya, Raz ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antibody; Depression; Fatigue; Prediction; Rubella; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

RUBELLA ANTIBODY; RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY TEST; POSTVIRAL FATIGUE SYNDROME; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RUBELLA; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; VACCINATION;

EID: 0032774317     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3956(99)00010-2     Document Type: Article

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