Psychological distress as a risk factor for coronary heart disease in the Whitehall II Study

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 248-255

  Stansfeld, Stephen A ^a,b   Fuhrer, Rebecca ^b   Shipley, Martin J ^b   Marmot, Michael G ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Coronary disease; Depression; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEALTH RISK; OCCUPATION; RISK FACTOR; STRESS;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036208466     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/31.1.248     Document Type: Article

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