Are psychological characteristics related to risk of the metabolic syndrome? A review of the literature

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 240-252

  Goldbacher, Edie M ^a   Matthews, Karen A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MEDLINE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCINFO; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGER; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 37249093470     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02874549     Document Type: Article

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