Repression following a series of natural disasters: Immune and neuroendocrine correlates

Psychology and Health

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 337-352

  Benight, Charles C ^a   Harper, Michelle L ^a   Zimmer, Diane L ^b   Lowery, Mary ^b   Sanger, Jean ^a   Laudenslager, Mark L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Centura Hlth/Penrose St Francis H ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Denial; Disaster; Immunity; Repression; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042631764     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0887044042000193488     Document Type: Review

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