Bridging human and animal research: A comparative approach to studies of personality and health

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 651-661

  Mehta, Pranjal H ^a   Gosling, Samuel D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Animals; Comparative research; Health; Humans; Immunity; Personality; Psychoneuroimmunology

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROSIS; NONHUMAN; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STRESS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGY, COMPARATIVE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 44749085208     PISSN: 08891591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2008.01.008     Document Type: Review

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