Job stress and blood pressure: A critical appraisal of reported studies

Current Hypertension Reviews

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 127-138

  Mann, Samuel J ^a  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure; Casual blood pressure; Emotional distress; Fauvel study; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JOB STRESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDLINE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 33746131610     PISSN: 15734021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157340206776877389     Document Type: Review

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