Do chronic psychological stressors accelerate the progress of cardiovascular disease?

Stress and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 203-212

  Goble, Alan ^a   Le Grande, Michael ^a  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cardiovascular disease; Depression; Personality; Psychological status; Socio economic status; Stress

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEATH; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JOB STRESS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PERSONALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 51849116948     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1202     Document Type: Conference Paper

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