Mechanisms Relating Personality and Health

Handbook of Personality and Health

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 137-156

  Wiebe, Deborah J ^a   Fortenberry, Katherine T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic inflammation; Illness; Immunosuppression; Neuroendocrine systems; Personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889300375     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470713860.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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