The white-coat effect is unrelated to the difference between clinic and daytime blood pressure and is associated with greater reactivity to public speaking

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 545-553

  Palatini, Paolo ^a   Palomba, Daniela ^a   Bertolo, Olivo ^a   Minghetti, Rita ^a   Longo, Daniele ^a   Sarlo, Michela ^a   Pessina, Achille C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ambulatory monitoring; Blood pressure; Hypertension; Mental; Psychosocial; Test; White coat

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CATECHOLAMINE URINE LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPEECH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; URINE VOLUME; WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION;

EID: 0037360618     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200303000-00020     Document Type: Article

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