Antagonistic characteristics are positively associated with inflammatory markers independently of trait negative emotionality

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 753-761

  Marsland, Anna L ^a   Prather, Aric A ^a   Petersen, Karen L ^b   Cohen, Sheldon ^c   Manuck, Stephen B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; C reactive protein; Hostility; Inflammation; Interleukin 6; Negative affect; Personality

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECT; AGGRESSION; BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY MASS INDEX; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; COGNITION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; INFLAMMATION; INTERLEUKIN-6; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 44749091729     PISSN: 08891591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2007.11.008     Document Type: Article

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