Does chronic stress lead to increased rates of recurrences of genital herpes - A review of the psychoneuroimmunological evidence?

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 359-362

  Goldmeier, David ^a   Garvey, Lucy ^a   Barton, Simon ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genital herpes; Psychoimmunology; Recurrences

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC STRESS; DEPRESSION; GENITAL HERPES; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW;

HERPES GENITALIS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; RECURRENCE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 47949102946     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2007.007304     Document Type: Review

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