Critical biological pathways for chronic psychosocial stress and research opportunities to advance the consideration of stress in chemical risk assessment

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  McEwen, Bruce S ^a   Tucker, Pamela ^b  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOSTASIS; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; DANGEROUS GOODS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ALLOSTASIS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 81555207216     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300270     Document Type: Article

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