Psychosocial stress-induced heart rate reactivity and atherogenesis: Cause or correlation?

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 411-432

  Sharpley, Christopher F ^a  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arterial disease; Atherogenesis; Coronary heart disease; Heart rate; Reactivity

Indexed keywords

ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; REVIEW; SOCIAL PROBLEM; THEORY;

EID: 0031782351     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018734925282     Document Type: Review

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