Hostility, conflict and cardiovascular responses in married couples: A focus on the dyad

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 142-152

  Broadwell, Sherry D ^a   Light, Kathleen C ^b,c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiac index; Hostility; Marital relationship; Social support; Stress; Vascular resistance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONFLICT; FEMALE; HEART INDEX; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; RACE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMMUNICATION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HEART RATE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SPOUSES; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 23844446061     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327558ijbm1203_3     Document Type: Article

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