The association between mental health and acute infectious illness among a national sample of 18- to 24-year-old college students

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 657-664

  Adams, Troy B ^a,b   Wharton, Christopher M ^a   Quilter, Lyndsay ^a   Hirsch, Tiffany ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Health Promotion and Wellness   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; College students; Depression; Infectious illness; Negative affect

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649195566     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JACH.56.6.657-664     Document Type: Article

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