Experimental stress in inflammatory rheumatic diseases: A review of psychophysiological stress responses

Arthritis Research and Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  de Brouwer, Sabine J M ^a   Kraaimaat, Floris W ^a   Sweep, Fred C G J ^a   Creemers, Marjonne C W ^a   Radstake, Timothy R D J ^a   van Laarhoven, Antoinette I M ^a   van Riel, Piet L C M ^a   Evers, Andrea W M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; PREDNISONE;

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; COGNITION; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATION; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SELF REPORT; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; NEUROSECRETION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77952174702     PISSN: 14786354     EISSN: 14786362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/ar3016     Document Type: Article

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