Defensiveness and 3-year blood pressure levels among young adults: The mediating effect of stress-reactivity

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 34-40

  Rutledge, Thomas ^a,c   Linden, Wolfgang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; DEFENSIVENESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STRESS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0037266081     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15324796ABM2501_05     Document Type: Article

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