Gender and psychosomatic aspects of ischemic heart disease

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 417-423

  Abbey, Susan E ^a   Stewart, Donna E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavioral risk factors; Cardiac disease; Gender; Gender differences; Ischemic heart disease; Psychosomatics

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENDER; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; PSYCHOSOMATICS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0033917530     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(99)00112-9     Document Type: Review

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