Optimistic attitudes protect against progression of carotid atherosclerosis in healthy middle-aged women

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 640-644

  Matthews, Karen A ^a,d   Raikkonen, Katri ^c   Sutton Tyrrell, Kim ^b   Kuller, Lewis H ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Carotid disease; Optimism; Psychosocial; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFE ORIENTATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONALITY TEST; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 4944249359     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.psy.0000139999.99756.a5     Document Type: Article

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