Effect of anxiety and depression on blood pressure: 11-Year longitudinal population study

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 108-113

  Hildrum, Bjørn ^a,b   Mykletun, Arnstein ^c   Holmen, Jostein ^b   Dahl, Alv A ^d,e  

^a Namsos Hospital   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; SYMPTOM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; BLOOD PRESSURE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY;

EID: 49149117906     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.107.045013     Document Type: Article

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