Low blood pressure associated with low mood: A red herring?

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1175-1181

  Donner Banzhoff, Norbert ^a,b   Chan, Yolanda ^a   Szalai, John P ^c   Hilditch, John R ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WELLBEING;

AFFECT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0030681075     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(97)00157-1     Document Type: Article

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