C-reactive protein, Interleukin-6, and posttraumatic stress disorder symptomology in urban police officers

Cytokine

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 74-78

  McCanlies, Erin C ^b   Araia, Sewit Kesete ^a,b   Joseph, Parveen Nedra ^b   Mnatsakanova, Anna ^b   Andrew, Michael E ^b   Burchfiel, Cecil M ^b   Violanti, John M ^c  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

C reactive protein (CRP); Inflammatory markers; Interleukin 6 (IL 6); Police; Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPACT OF EVENTS SCALE; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; POLICE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CITIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; NEW YORK; POLICE; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 79956337364     PISSN: 10434666     EISSN: 10960023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2011.03.025     Document Type: Article

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