On the role of immunological factors as mediators between psychosocial factors and cancer progression

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-61

  Garssen, B ^a   Goodkin, K ^a  

^a HELEN DOWLING INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cancer progression; Helplessness; Negative emotions; Psycho oncology; Psychological intervention; Psychoneuroimmunology; Social support; Stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EMOTION; HELPLESSNESS; HUMAN; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; NEUROIMMUNOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0033580017     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1781(99)00008-6     Document Type: Article

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