Lymphocyte Proliferation is Associated with Gender, Caregiving, and Psychosocial Variables in Older Adults

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 537-559

  Scanlan, James M ^a   Vitaliano, Peter P ^a   Zhang, Jianping ^a   Savage, Margaret ^a   Ochs, Hans D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anger; Caregivers; Depression; Gender differences; Mitogens; Older adults

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; MITOGENIC AGENT; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; POKEWEED MITOGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANGER; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONELINESS; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CELL DIVISION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFECT; EMOTION; FOLLOW UP; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANGER; CAREGIVERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL DIVISION; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONELINESS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MITOGENS; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; POKEWEED MITOGENS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0035754757     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012987226388     Document Type: Article

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