Anger inhibition, cardiovascular recovery, and vagal function: A model of the link between hostility and cardiovascular disease

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 326-332

  Brosschot, Jos F ^a   Thayer, Julian F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VAGUS TONE;

EID: 0032440295     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02886382     Document Type: Article

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