A longitudinal study of pain sensitivity and blood pressure in adolescent boys: Results from a 5-year follow-up

Health Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 594-600

  Campbell, Tavis S ^a   Ditto, Blaine ^a   Séguin, Jean R ^b   Assaad, Jean Marc ^a   Pihl, Robert O ^a   Nagin, Daniel ^c   Tremblay, Richard E ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Hypertension; Longitudinal; Pain sensitivity; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0036829230     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.21.6.594     Document Type: Article

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