Depression and cardiovascular risk: Does blood pressure play a role?

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1738-1739

  Scuteri, Angelo ^a  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDITORIAL; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; NOTE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR;

BLOOD PRESSURE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 58149269402     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32830dfff7     Document Type: Editorial

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