The psychosocial determinants of hypertension

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 52-59

  Kaplan, M S ^a   Nunes, A ^b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Clackamas County Public Health Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Psychosocial factors; Public health

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALEXITHYMIA; ANGER; ANXIETY; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; BURNOUT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; STRESS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WORKLOAD; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; MEDLINE; MIGRATION; OCCUPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ANGER; ANXIETY; CULTURE; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MEDLINE; OCCUPATIONS; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0041966181     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0939-4753(03)80168-0     Document Type: Review

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