Anger expression and cardiovascular reactivity to mental stress: A spectral analysis approach

Clinical and Experimental Hypertension

Volumn 19, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 901-911

  Laude, D ^a   Girard, A ^a   Consoli, S ^b   Mounier Vehier, C ^a   Elghozi, J L ^a  

^a Laboratoire de Pharmacologie CNRS URA 1482   (France)

^b HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

Author keywords

Anger expression; Essential hypertension; Finger blood pressure; Mental stress; Spectral analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MENTAL STRESS; RECREATION;

EID: 0030760393     PISSN: 10641963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10641969709083194     Document Type: Conference Paper

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