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ERIC Number: EJ468348
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0091-4150
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Life Events, Social Support, and Immune Response in Elderly Individuals.
McIntosh, William Alex; And Others
International Journal of Aging and Human Development, v37 n1 p23-36 1993
Investigated effects of recent life events, psychological adjustment, and social support on lymphocyte count among 192 older adults. For males, recent sexual dysfunction lowered lymphocyte count, whereas psychological adjustment and percentage kin in intimate network elevated it. For females, family or legal problems elevated count as did frequent interaction with members of intimate network. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Emotional Adjustment, Family Problems, Legal Problems, Life Events, Older Adults, Psychological Characteristics, Sex Differences, Sexuality, Social Support Groups
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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