Job strain, decision latitude and α2B-adrenergic receptor polymorphism significantly interact, and associate with higher blood pressures in men

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1613-1619

  Öhlin, Bertil ^a,b   Berglund, Göran ^a   Nilsson, Peter M ^a   Melander, Olle ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alpha 2 adrenergic receptor; Blood pressure; Genetic polymorphism; Hypertension; Psychological stress; Work

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2B ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 34447300412     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3281ab6c7d     Document Type: Article

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