Impact of stress reduction interventions on hostility and ambulatory systolic blood pressure in African American adolescents

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 210-233

  Wright, Lynda Brown ^a   Gregoski, Mathew J ^b   Tingen, Martha S ^c   Barnes, Vernon A ^c   Treiber, Frank A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

behavioral interventions; clinical trial; essential hypertension; hostility; stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953254265     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798410380203     Document Type: Article

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