Stable pessimistic attributions interact with socioeconomic status to influence blood pressure and vulnerability to hypertension

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 905-915

  Grewen, Karen ^a   Girdler, Susan S ^a,b   West, Sheila G ^d   Bragdon, Edith ^c   Costello, Nancy ^c   Light, Kathleen C ^a,b  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URINE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CATECHOLAMINES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVISM; POSTMENOPAUSE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0034305378     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/152460900750020946     Document Type: Article

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