Biobehavioral factors in sudden cardiac death

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 42-75

  Kamarck, Thomas ^a   Richard Jennings, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN DEATH; TYPE A BEHAVIOR;

AROUSAL; CORONARY DISEASE; DEATH, SUDDEN; HUMAN; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TYPE A PERSONALITY;

EID: 0025983068     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.109.1.42     Document Type: Article

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