Studies in psychoneuroimmunology: Psychological, immunological, and neuroendocrinological parameters in israeli civilians during and after a period of scud missile attacks

Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 5-14

  Weiss, David W ^a   Hirt, Raly ^a   Tarcic, Nora ^a   Berzon, Yossi ^b   Ben Zur, Hasida ^b   Breznitz, Shlomo ^b   Glaser, Benjamin ^c   Grover, Norman B ^d   Baras, Mario ^d   O'Dorisio, Thomas M ^e  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^d Hubert H Humphrey Center for Experimental Medicine and Cancer Research   (United States)

^e OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; NEUROTENSIN; SUBSTANCE P; THYMIDINE;

ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMOTION; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; ISRAEL; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PLASMA; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; VENOUS BLOOD; WAR;

EID: 8944260414     PISSN: 08964289     EISSN: 19404026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08964289.1996.9933760     Document Type: Article

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