Accelerated risk of hypertensive blood pressure recordings among Alzheimer caregivers

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 215-227

  Shaw, William S ^a   Patterson, Thomas L ^b   Ziegler, Michael G ^b   Dimsdale, Joel E ^b   Semple, Shirley J ^b   Grant, Igor ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's Disease; Blood pressure; Caregiving; Chronic stress; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0033019129     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(98)00084-1     Document Type: Article

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