Cardiovascular risk and responsivity to mental stress: The influence of age, gender and risk factors

European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 83-93

  Steptoe, Andrew ^a   Fieldman, George ^a   Evans, Olga ^a   Perry, Les ^b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0029974898     PISSN: 17418267     EISSN: 17418275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/174182679600300112     Document Type: Article

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