Perceived stress as a risk factor for changes in health behaviour and cardiac risk profile: A longitudinal study

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 266, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 467-475

  Rod, N H ^a   Gronbaek M ^b   Schnohr, P ^c   Prescott, E ^c   Kristensen, T S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d Task Consult   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Health behaviour; Psychological stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETOGENESIS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SITTING; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; DENMARK; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 70349855028     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2009.02124.x     Document Type: Article

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