Cardiovascular recovery from stress and hypertension risk factors: A meta-analytic review

Psychophysiology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 649-659

  Hocking Schuler, Jennifer L ^a   O'Brien, William H ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral medicine; Cardiovascular; Hypertension; Meta analysis; Recovery; Stress

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SITTING; STRESS;

EID: 0342762013     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.1997.tb02141.x     Document Type: Review

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