Perceptions of spouse dominance predict blood pressure reactivity during marital interactions

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 286-293

  Brown, Peter C ^a   Smith, Timothy W ^b   Benjamin, Lorna S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; CONFLICT; HUMAN; INTIMACY; MARRIAGE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOANALYSIS;

EID: 0032410827     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02886378     Document Type: Article

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