Influence of positive life events on blood pressure in adolescents

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 115-129

  Caputo, Jennifer L ^a   Rudolph, David L ^a   Morgan, Don W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Blood pressure; Hypertension; Positive life events

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTENSION; LIFE EVENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POTASSIUM INTAKE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SODIUM INTAKE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031749147     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018771706685     Document Type: Article

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