Immunological changes associated with clinical improvement of asthmatic children subjected to psychosocial intervention

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-13

  Castés, Marianella ^a   Hagel, Isabel ^a   Palenque, Miguel ^b   Canelones, Pablo ^a   Corao, Alejandra ^c   Lynch, Neil R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^b Experimental Asthma Clinic   (Venezuela)

^c Hospital de Ninos J M de los Rios   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Asthma; IgE; Psychoneuroimmunology; Psychosocial intervention

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 2; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOMODULATION; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELAXATION TRAINING; SELF ESTEEM; VENEZUELA;

EID: 0032819541     PISSN: 08891591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/brbi.1999.0551     Document Type: Article

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