Personality and the immune system: Models, methods, and mechanisms

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 180-190

  Segerstrom, S C ^a  

^a 115 Kastle Hall ^*  (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DISEASE COURSE; EXTRAVERSION; HEART DISEASE; HOST RESISTANCE; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNE STATUS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTROVERSION; PERSONALITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0034445223     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02895112     Document Type: Article

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