Predicting immune status in women from PTSD and childhood and adult violence

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 306-319

  Woods, Stephanie J ^a   Wineman, N Margaret ^a   Page, Gayle G ^b   Hall, Rosalie J ^a   Alexander, Thomas S ^c   Campbell, Jacquelyn C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood maltreatment; Immune status; Intimate partner violence; Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Indexed keywords

EID: 28044448906     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00012272-200510000-00003     Document Type: Article

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