Subjective social status predicts wintertime febrile acute respiratory illness among women healthcare personnel

Health Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 282-291

  Thompson, Mark G ^a   Naleway, Allison ^b   Ball, Sarah ^c   Henkle, Emily M ^b   Sokolow, Leslie Z ^a,d   Williams, Jennifer ^a   Reynolds, Sue ^a   Spencer, Sarah ^a   Shay, David K ^a   Brennan, Beth ^c   Gaglani, Manjusha J ^e  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^c ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^d BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory illness; Psychoneuroimmunology; Sleep; Socioeconomic status; Subjective social status

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COUGHING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL ASSISTANT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SLEEP; SLEEP QUALITY; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; SUBJECTIVE SOCIAL STATUS; TELEPHONE; WINTER;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84895867653     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032764     Document Type: Article

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