Effects of writing about stressful experiences on symptom reduction in patients with asthma or rheumatoid arthritis: A randomized trial

JAMA

Volumn 281, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 1304-1309

  Smyth, Joshua M ^a,b   Stone, Arthur A ^b   Hurewitz, Adam ^b   Kaell, Alan ^b  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COPING BEHAVIOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WELLBEING; WRITING;

EID: 0033553207     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.281.14.1304     Document Type: Article

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