Anger expression, gender, and ambulatory blood pressure in mild, unmedicated adults with hypertension

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 60-64

  Helmers, Karin F ^a   Baker, Brian ^b   O’Kelly, Brian ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ANGER; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0033865231     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02895168     Document Type: Article

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