Hostility, anger, and sense of coherence as predictors of health-related quality of life. Results of an ASCOT substudy

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-39

  Julkunen, Juhani ^a   Ahlström, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anger expression; Cardiovascular diseases; Health related quality of life; Hostility; Sense of coherence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGER; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ANGER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TYPE A PERSONALITY;

EID: 33745264406     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2005.12.005     Document Type: Article

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