Bipolar disorder, Type A behaviour and coronary disease

Health Psychology Review

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 180-196

  Glass, David C ^a   Contrada, Richard J ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bipolar disorder; coronary heart disease; depression; Type A behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864025366     PISSN: 17437199     EISSN: 17437202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17437199.2010.531568     Document Type: Article

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