Cynical hostility, anger expression style, and acute myocardial infarction in middle-aged Japanese men

Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 81-86

  Izawa, Shuhei ^a,b   Eto, Yumi ^c   Yamada, Kosuke C ^d   Nakano, Masako ^e   Yamada, Haruyo ^f   Nagayama, Masatoshi ^f   Kikuchi, Takenori ^f   Nomura, Shinobu ^b  

^a NATL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Tokio Marine Nichido Risk Consulting Co Ltd   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^e Hokendohjinsha Inc   (Japan)

^f SAKAKIBARA HEART INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

acute myocardial infarction; anger expression; coronary heart disease; hostility

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; CYNICAL HOSTILITY; CYNICISM QUESTIONNAIRE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; JAPANESE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATE-TRAIT ANGER EXPRESSION INVENTORY;

ANGER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 80052600166     PISSN: 08964289     EISSN: 19404026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08964289.2011.585547     Document Type: Article

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