Chronic stress in elderly carers of dementia patients and antibody response to influenza vaccination

Lancet

Volumn 353, Issue 9153, 1999, Pages 627-631

  Vedhara, Kav ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Experimental Psychology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AGED; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PERSONALITY TEST; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SALIVA LEVEL; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 0032985550     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)06098-X     Document Type: Article

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