Is stress linked to heart disease? the evidence grows stronger

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 75-77

  Pashkow, Fredric J ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN DEATH; TYPE A BEHAVIOR;

CORONARY DISEASE; DEATH, SUDDEN; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TYPE A PERSONALITY;

EID: 0033073003     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.66.2.75     Document Type: Article

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