Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 30, Issue 4, Supplement 1 , Pages 71-75 , April 2002

Can stress participate in the pathogenesis of autoimmune disease?

  • Bruce S Rabin, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Bruce S. Rabin, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Pathology and Psychiatry, Clinical Immunopathology-CLSI, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health Enhancement Program, 200 Lothrop St., Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2582 USA
    • Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

,Accepted 14 September 2001.

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Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 30, Issue 4, Supplement 1 , Pages 71-75 , April 2002

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