Acute psychosocial stress and cardiovascular events

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 488-491

  Stalnikowicz, Ruth ^a   Tsafrir, Avi ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cardiac events

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE REPORT; DISASTER; EARTHQUAKE; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HUMAN; INJURY; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SUDDEN DEATH; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; VICTIM;

EID: 0036733421     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajem.2002.34788     Document Type: Article

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