Hostility and cardiovascular reactivity during marital interaction

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 436-445

  Smith, Timothy W ^a   Gallo, Linda C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular reactivity; Dominance; Hostility; Marital interaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

EID: 0032776175     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-199907000-00005     Document Type: Article

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