Influence of ethnicity and gender on cardiovascular responses to active coping and inhibitory-passive coping challenges

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 434-446

  Saab, Patrice G ^a,b   Llabre, Maria M ^a   Schneiderman, Neil ^a   Hurwitz, Barry E ^a   McDonald, Paige Green ^a   Evans, Jovier ^a   Wohlgemuth, William ^a   Hayashi, Peter ^a   Klein, Beth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Active coping; Cardiovascular reactivity; Ethnicity; Gender; Inhibitory passive coping; Psychosocial differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; COLD PRESSOR TEST; COPING BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0030802279     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-199707000-00014     Document Type: Article

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