Exhaustion predicts coronary heart disease independently of symptoms of depression and anxiety in men but not in women

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-21

  Lindeberg, Sara I ^a   Rosvall, Maria ^a   Östergren, Per Olof ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Coronary heart disease; Depressive symptoms; Exhaustion; Gender

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DEPRESSION; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL STATUS;

AGED; ANXIETY; CORONARY DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84455169636     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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