Are changes in blood pressure and total cholesterol related to changes in mood? An 18-month study of men and women

Health Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-53

  Pollard, Tessa M ^a   Schwartz, Joseph E ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cholesterol; Mood; Multilevel models; Sex differences; Stress

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AFFECT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; AFFECT; AROUSAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0037246910     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.22.1.47     Document Type: Article

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