Anger expression and natural killer cell activity in family caregivers participating in a physical activity trial

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 431-440

  Wilcox, Sara ^a   King, Abby C ^b   Vitaliano, Peter P ^c   Brassington, Glenn S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Anger expression; Exercise; Family caregiving; Immune functioning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EXERCISE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033763451     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135910530000500403     Document Type: Article

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