Evaluating the buffering vs. direct effects hypotheses of emotional social support on inflammatory markers: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1294-1300

  Mezuk, Briana ^a   Diez Roux, Ana V ^b   Seeman, Teresa ^c  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Gender differences; Inflammation; Social support

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EMOTION; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFLAMMATION; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; EMOTIONS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77957236622     PISSN: 08891591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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