Plasma interleukin-6 and soluble IL-6 receptors are associated with psychological well-being in aging women

Health Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 305-313

  Friedman, Elliot M ^a   Hayney, Mary ^a   Love, Gayle D ^a   Singer, Burton H ^b   Ryff, Carol D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Plasma interleukin 6; Social relationships; Well being; Women

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 6 RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34248591147     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.26.3.305     Document Type: Article

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