Coping and appraisal of daily stressors predict heart rate and blood pressure levels in young women

Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 5-16

  Fontana, Anne ^a   McLaughlin, Mary ^b  

^a Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

^b Emotional Education Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; STRESS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0031900366     PISSN: 08964289     EISSN: 19404026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08964289809596376     Document Type: Article

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