The effects of blood pressure resting level and lability on cardiovascular reactions to laboratory stress

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 79-86

  Sheffield, David ^a   Smith, George Davey ^b   Carroll, Douglas ^c   Shipley, Martin J ^d   Marmot, Michael G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular reactivity; Lability; Resting blood pressure; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; REST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0030771745     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8760(97)00044-5     Document Type: Article

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