Mental stress is a cause of cardiovascular diseases: From scepticism to certainty

Stress and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 175-180

  Esler, Murray ^a   Schwarz, Rosemary ^a   Alvarenga, Marlies ^a  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPRESSION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; JOB STRESS; LAW SUIT; MENTAL STRESS; PANIC; PATHOGENESIS; SUDDEN DEATH; WORKER; WORKPLACE;

EID: 51849147621     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1198     Document Type: Conference Paper

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