Trial of stress reduction for hypertension in older African Americans: II. Sex and risk subgroup analysis

Hypertension

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 228-237

  Alexander, Charles N ^a   Schneider, Robert H ^a   Staggers, Frank ^b,c   Sheppard, William ^b   Clayborne, B Mawiyah ^a   Rainforth, Maxwell ^a   Salerno, John ^a   Kondwani, Kofi ^a   Smith, Sandra ^b   Walton, Kenneth G ^a   Egan, Brent ^d  

^a MAHARISHI UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^b Hypertension Stress Mgmt Res Clin   (United States)

^c Haight Ashbury Free Clinics   (United States)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

blacks; blood pressure; meditation; relaxation; risk factors; stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITATION; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STRESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 10144241044     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.28.2.228     Document Type: Article

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