Inverse association between sense of humor and coronary heart disease

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 87-88

  Clark, Adam ^a   Seidler, Alexander ^a   Miller, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Laughter; Risk factors; Type A personality

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART PROTECTION; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMOR; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY DISEASE; HUMANS; LAUGHTER; LOGISTIC MODELS; MARYLAND; TYPE A PERSONALITY; WIT AND HUMOR;

EID: 0034878454     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(01)00470-3     Document Type: Letter

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