Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 30, Issue 4, Supplement 1 , Pages 30-36 , April 2002

Stress in adolescent females: relationship to autoimmune diseases

  • Bruce S McEwen, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Neuroendocrinology Laboratory, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York, (B.S.M.) USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Bruce S. McEwen, Ph.D., Neuroendocrinology Laboratory, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021 USA
    • ,
  • Firdaus Dhabhar, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Biology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, (F.D.) USA

,Accepted 14 September 2001.

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Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 30, Issue 4, Supplement 1 , Pages 30-36 , April 2002

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