Subjective Social Status, Objective Socioeconomic Status, and Cardiovascular Risk in Women

Health Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 668-674

  Ghaed, Shiva G ^a   Gallo, Linda C ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiovascular health; risk factors; socioeconomic status; subjective social status; women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUCASIAN; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PESSIMISM; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRESS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36349016557     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.26.6.668     Document Type: Article

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