Personality characteristics of patients with "white coat" hypertension

Hypertension Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 99-104

  Muneta, Shinjiro ^a   Kobayashi, Takamasa ^a   Matsumoto, Isao ^a  

^a MATSUYAMA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Egogram; Sustained hypertension; Type A behavior pattern; White coat hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; DEPRESSION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EGO; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TYPE A BEHAVIOR;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; EGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0030857310     PISSN: 09169636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1291/hypres.20.99     Document Type: Article

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