Are reported stress and coping style associated with frequent recurrence of genital herpes?

Genitourinary Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 263-266

  Cassidy, Linda ^a   Meadows, Jean ^a   Catalan, Jose ^a   Barton, Simon ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Herpes simplex virus; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD; NEUROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT INFECTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 79959939616     PISSN: 02664348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.73.4.263     Document Type: Article

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