Stress, mucosal immunity, upper respiratory tract infections, and sickness absence [2]

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 987-988

  Koh, David ^a   Yong, Yang ^a   Ng, Vivian ^a   Chia, Sin Eng ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; LYSOZYME;

ABSENTEEISM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; LETTER; MACROPHAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOCYTE; MUCOSA; NURSE; PLASMA CELL; STRESS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0036847047     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-200211000-00002     Document Type: Letter

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