Positive emotional well-being, health Behaviors, and inflammation measured by C-Reactive protein

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 197, Issue , 2018, Pages 235-243

  Ironson, Gail ^a   Banerjee, Nikhil ^a   Fitch, Calvin ^a   Krause, Neal ^b  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; C Reactive Protein; Emotional well being; Exercise; Health; Inflammation; Life satisfaction; Positive affect

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

BIOMARKER; HEALTH STATUS; LIFE SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROTEIN; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIED BLOOD SPOT TESTING; EMOTIONAL WELLBEING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SMOKING; WELLBEING; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; EMOTION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85021909818     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.06.020     Document Type: Article

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