Feelings of exhaustion, emotional distress, and pituitary and adrenocortical hormones in borderline hypertension

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 713-718

  Räikkönen, Katri ^a   Hautanen, Aarno ^a   Keltikangas Järvinen, Liisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotrophin; Cortisol; Hypertension; Stress; Vital exhaustion

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EXHAUSTION; FATIGUE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERTENSION; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SMOKING; STRESS;

EID: 0030011630     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199606000-00006     Document Type: Article

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