Psychosocial aspects of coronary artery disease related to military patients

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 176-184

  Grenier, Jodi L ^a   Swenson, J Robert ^b,c   FitzGibbon, G M ^c,d   Leach, Alan J ^c,d,e  

^a London Psychiatric Hospital   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d National Defence Medical Centre   (Canada)

^e Canadian Armed Forces Ministry of National Defence   (Canada)

Author keywords

anxiety; coronary artery disease; depression; military; psychosocial; stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARMY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; REVIEW; STRESS;

EID: 0030888971     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674379704200208     Document Type: Review

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