The Psychoneuroimmunology of Stress in Pregnancy

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 323-328

  Coussons Read, Mary E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

cytokine balance; inflammatory markers; pregnancy; preterm birth; psychosocial stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866972388     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963721412453720     Document Type: Article

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