Stress and immunity: Age enhances the risks

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 18-21

  Kiecolt Glaser, Janice K ^a,b   Glaser, Ronald ^b  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Immune function; Social support; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035607021     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8721.00105     Document Type: Article

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