Stress, adaptation, and self-organization: Balancing processes facilitate health and survival;Stress, anpassung und selbstorganisation: Gleichgewichtsprozesse sichern gesundheit und überleben

Forschende Komplementarmedizin und Klassische Naturheilkunde

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 330-341

  Esch, T ^a,b  

^a Gemeinschaftspraxis Prof Dr M ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allostasis; Balance; Health; Prevention; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AUTOREGULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS; SURVIVAL;

DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 1642575971     PISSN: 14247364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000075887     Document Type: Review

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