Invited commentary: Stress and mortality

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 168, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 492-495

  Hotopf, Matthew ^a   Henderson, Max ^a   Kuh, Diana ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cause of death; Depressive disorder; Mortality; Prospective studies; Stress, psychological

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXPERIENCE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; NOTE; PREDICTION; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT;

EID: 50649093959     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwn147     Document Type: Note

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