Caregiving is associated with low secretion rates of immunoglobulin A in saliva

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 565-572

  Gallagher, Stephen ^a   Phillips, Anna C ^a   Evans, Phil ^b   Der, Geoff ^c   Hunt, Kate ^c   Carroll, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Caregiving; Chronic stress; Secretory immunoglobulin A

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; CAREGIVER; CHILD CARE; CHRONIC STRESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 41349118016     PISSN: 08891591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2007.11.007     Document Type: Article

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