Influence of Lifestyle, Coping, and Job Stress on Blood Pressure in Men and Women

Hypertension

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-7

  Lindquist, Thalina L ^a   Beilin, Lawrence J ^a   Knuiman, Matthew W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIETARY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JOB PERFORMANCE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SMOKING; STRESS;

EID: 0031048256     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: 15244563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.29.1.1     Document Type: Article

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