Systematic review of the evidence of a relationship between chronic psychosocial stress and C-reactive protein

Molecular Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 147-164

  Johnson, Timothy V ^a   Abbasi, Ammara ^b   Master, Viraj A ^b,c  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BODY MASS; BURNOUT; CALORIC INTAKE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CHRONIC PSYCHOSOCIAL STRESS; CHRONIC STRESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL STRESS; JOB STRESS; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNEMPLOYMENT STRESS; VITAL EXHAUSTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84878550815     PISSN: 11771062     EISSN: 11792000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40291-013-0026-7     Document Type: Review

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