Seasonal patterns of stress, disease, and sickness responses

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 198-201

  Nelson, Randy J ^a   Demas, Gregory E ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allostasis; Annual cycles; Illness; Sickness behavior; Stressors

Indexed keywords

EID: 7244238993     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0963-7214.2004.00307.x     Document Type: Review

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