Posttraumatic stress and cardiovascular disease risk

Journal of Trauma and Dissociation

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 135-150

  Kibler, Jeffrey L ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiovascular; Obesity; Posttraumatic stress; PTSD

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; BEHAVIOR; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY PREVENTION; HYPERTENSION; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 68549140129     PISSN: 15299732     EISSN: 15299740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15299730802624577     Document Type: Article

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