Loneliness , dysphoria , stress and immunity : A role for cytokines

@inproceedings{Hawkley2007LonelinessD,
  title={Loneliness , dysphoria , stress and immunity : A role for cytokines},
  author={Louise C. Hawkley and Jos A. Bosch and Christopher G Engeland and Phillip T. Marucha and John T. Cacioppo},
  year={2007}
}
1 Chicago Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience, University of Chicago, 5848 S. University Ave., Chicago, IL 60637 2 Department of Psychology, University of Chicago, 5848 S. University Ave., Chicago, IL 60637 3 Department of Periodontics, University of Illinois at Chicago, 801 S. Paulina St., Chicago, IL 60612 4 School of Sports and Exercise Sciences, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom 
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