Going to the heart of the matter: Do negative emotions cause coronary heart disease?

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 323-337

  Kubzansky, Laura D ^a   Kawachi, Ichiro ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anger; Anxiety; Coronary heart disease; Depression; Emotions

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ANXIETY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AFFECT; ANGER; ANXIETY; CORONARY DISEASE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033932685     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(99)00091-4     Document Type: Review

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