Psychosocial factors of coronary heart disease in women: A review

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1351-1365

  Brezinka, Veronika ^a   Kittel, France ^b  

^a RIJNLAND HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Psychosocial risks; Review; Women psychosocial factors

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; BEREAVEMENT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EMOTION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING; WORK RESUMPTION;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; ANXIETY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TYPE A PERSONALITY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0029914613     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(95)00284-7     Document Type: Article

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