Gender-specific association of psychological distress with cardiovascular risk scores

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-40

  Puustinen, Pekka Johannes ^a,b   Koponen, Hannu ^c   Kautiainen, Hannu ^d,e   Mäntyselkä, Pekka ^b,c   Vanhala, Mauno ^b,c,d  

^a Viitasaari Health Center   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d Central Hospital of Middle Finland   (Finland)

^e Orton Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Framingham; Gender difference; General health questionnaire; Psychological distress; SCORE

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77950206125     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813431003648131     Document Type: Article

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