Sex differences in the relation of depressive symptoms, hostility, and anger expression to indices of glucose metabolism in nondiabetic adults

Health Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 484-492

  Suarez, Edward C ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anger; Depression; Hostility; Insulin resistance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGER; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NORMAL HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33746830789     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.25.4.484     Document Type: Article

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