Social support, physiological processes, and health

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 141-148

  Uchino, Bert N ^a   Uno, Darcy ^a   Holt Lunstad, Julianne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular function; Health; Immune function; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033238704     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8721.00034     Document Type: Article

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