Stress buffering effects of oxytocin on HIV status in low-income ethnic minority women

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 881-890

  Fekete, Erin M ^a   Antoni, Michael H ^a   Lopez, Corina ^a   Mendez, Armando J ^b   Szeto, Angela ^b   Fletcher, Mary Ann ^b   Klimas, Nancy ^b   Kumar, Mahendra ^b   Schneiderman, Neil ^a  

^a University of Miami   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV disease status; Low income ethnic minority women; Neuroendocrine hormones; Oxytocin; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN; OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DOWN REGULATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OXYTOCIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; NOREPINEPHRINE; OXYTOCIN; POVERTY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VIRAL LOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956328137     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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