Positive Emotions and Immunity

The Oxford Handbook of Psychoneuroimmunology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Pressman, Sarah D ^a   Black, Lora L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Calm; Happiness; Immune function; Immunity; Laughter; Mood induction; Positive affect; Positive emotion; Vigor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874664985     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195394399.013.0006     Document Type: Chapter

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