Coping styles and lifestyle factors among hypertensive and non-hypertensive subjects

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-34

  Ariff, F ^a   Suthahar, A ^a   Ramli, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^b INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Coping skills; Hypertension; Lifestyle factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79953661491     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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