Psychological stress, cytokine production, and severity of upper respiratory illness

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 175-180

  Cohen, Sheldon ^a   Doyle, William J ^b   Skoner, David P ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cytokines; IL 6; Infection; Influenza; Psychological stress; Upper respiratory illness

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MENTAL STRESS; MUCUS SECRETION; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE SECRETION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0032922786     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-199903000-00009     Document Type: Article

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