Stress responsivity and socioeconomic status: A mechanism for increased cardiovascular disease risk?

European Heart Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 1757-1763

  Steptoef, Andrew ^a   Feldman, P J ^a   Kunz, S ^a   Owen, N ^a   Willemsen, G ^a   Marmot, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular reactivity; Coronary heart disease; Mental stress; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036847552     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2001.3233     Document Type: Article

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