Persistant high job demands and reactivity to mental stress predict future ambulatory blood pressure

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 581-586

  Steptoe, Andrew ^a   Cropley, Mark ^b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ambulatory monitoring; Blood pressure; Control; Hypertension; Stress; Work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TEACHER; TIME; BLOOD PRESSURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RISK FACTOR; TEACHING; WORK;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TEACHING; WORK;

EID: 0033625694     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200018050-00011     Document Type: Article

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