Immunosenescence Psychosocial and Behavioral Determinants /

This book presents the first multi-disciplinary approach to the understanding of immune aging, or immunosenescence; it combines biological data and clinical observations with psychological, social, and behavioral perspectives and is thus a valuable and timely contribution to the literature in this a...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Bosch, Jos A. (Editor), Phillips, Anna C. (Editor), Lord, Janet M. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4776-4
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Summary:This book presents the first multi-disciplinary approach to the understanding of immune aging, or immunosenescence; it combines biological data and clinical observations with psychological, social, and behavioral perspectives and is thus a valuable and timely contribution to the literature in this area.� Contributors, all eminent scholars in their respective fields, review thoroughly the state of the art in research that examines how psychological and behavioral factors influence the rate and extent of immune system aging.
Physical Description:I, 432 p. 19 illus., 12 illus. in color. online resource.
ISBN:9781461447764