Social support and age-related differences in cardiovascular function: An examination of potential mediators

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 135-142

  Uchino, Bert N ^a   Holt Lunstad, Julianne ^b   Uno, Darcy ^b   Betancourt, Raymond ^b   Garvey, Timothy S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PREDICTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0032826324     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02908294     Document Type: Article

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