Warm Partner Contact Is Related to Lower Cardiovascular Reactivity

Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 123-130

  Grewen, Karen M ^a   Anderson, Bobbi J ^a   Girdler, Susan S ^a   Light, Kathleen C ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cardiovascular reactivity; Marital support; Touch

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND; HAND HOLDING; HEALTH; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TOUCH;

ADULT; AFFECT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; SPEECH; SPOUSES; TOUCH;

EID: 2542595561     PISSN: 08964289     EISSN: 19404026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08964280309596065     Document Type: Article

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