Adaptive defense use and resting blood pressure in a population-based sample

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 531-541

  MacGregor, Michael Wm ^a   Davidson, Karina W ^b   Barksdale, Cheryl ^c   Black, Sheila ^d   MacLean, David ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^e DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Defense use; Population

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 1042301109     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(03)00022-9     Document Type: Article

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