Social support effects on cardiovascular reactivity: Is a stranger as effective as a friend?

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 388-398

  Christenfeld, Nicholas ^a   Gerin, William ^b   Linden, Wolfgang ^c   Sanders, Mara ^a   Mathur, Jennifer ^d   Deich, James D ^d   Pickering, Thomas G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d Program on US Russia Relations at Columbia s Harriman Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiovascular reactivity; Heart rate; Social support; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0030745779     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-199707000-00009     Document Type: Article

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