Towards a psychosocial mediator model of hostility and CHD

Psychology and Health

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 421-429

  Davidson, Karina W ^a   Prkachin, Kenneth M ^b   Lefcourt, Herbert M ^c   Mills, David E ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hostility; Mediators; Sex differences; Social support; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142649368     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870449608400269     Document Type: Article

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