Married with children: The influence of parental status and gender on ambulatory blood pressure

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 170-179

  Holt Lunstad, Julianne ^a   Birmingham, Wendy ^b   Howard, Adam M ^c   Thoman, Dustin ^d  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure; Cardiovascular; Children; Marriage; Parental status; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY SIZE; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77949916501     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-009-9152-1     Document Type: Article

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