Bereavement and marriage are associated with antibody response to influenza vaccination in the elderly

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 279-289

  Phillips, Anna C ^a   Carroll, Douglas ^a   Burns, Victoria E ^a   Ring, Christopher ^a   Macleod, John ^a   Drayson, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Elderly; Influenza vaccination; Marital satisfaction; Marital status; Social support; Stressful life events

Indexed keywords

TRIPLE VACCINE;

AGED; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VIRUS STRAIN;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIBODY FORMATION; BEREAVEMENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; PSYCHOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 33645972551     PISSN: 08891591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2005.08.003     Document Type: Article

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