Race-gender differences in the association of trait anger with subclinical carotid artery atherosclerosis: The atherosclerosis risk in communities study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 165, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1296-1304

  Williams, Janice E ^a   Couper, David J ^a   Din Dzietham, Rebecca ^b   Nieto, F Javier ^c   Folsom, Aaron R ^a  

^a Morehouse School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid arteries; Continental population groups; Sex; Stress, psychological

Indexed keywords

BLACK POPULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; GENDER DISPARITY; HEALTH RISK; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANGER; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; INTIMA; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RACE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TEMPERAMENT; UNITED STATES;

ANGER; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERAMENT; TUNICA INTIMA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447268936     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm001     Document Type: Article

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