Repressive coping and blood measures of disease risk: Lipids and endocrine and immunological responses to a laboratory stressor

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1619-1638

  Barger, Steven D ^a   Bachen, Elizabeth A ^b   Marsland, Anna L ^c   Manuck, Stephen B ^c  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MILLS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 0034237920     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2000.tb02458.x     Document Type: Article

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