Response to stress reactivity and its association with increased cardiovascular risk: A role for the sympathetic nervous system?

Hypertension

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Chida, Yoichi ^a,b   Steptoe, Andrew ^b  

^a Happy Science Clinic   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COLD PRESSOR TEST; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KINESIOTHERAPY; LETTER; MENTAL STRESS; MENTAL TASK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 77953126525     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.110.154104     Document Type: Letter

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