Effects of psychological factors on the development of cardiovascular pathology: Role of the immune system and infection

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 112-113

  Sher, L ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFECTION; MALADJUSTMENT; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STRESS;

EID: 0032877504     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/mehy.1998.0726     Document Type: Article

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