Is essential hypertension sometimes a psychosomatic disorder?

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 873-876

  Esler, Murray ^a   Parati, Gianfranco ^b  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EDITORIAL; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; STRESS;

EID: 2542425613     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200405000-00003     Document Type: Editorial

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