Psychological Resources are Associated with Reduced Incidence of Coronary Heart Disease. An 8-Year Follow-up of a Community-Based Swedish Sample

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 77-84

  Lundgren, Oskar ^a   Garvin, Peter ^a   Jonasson, Lena ^a   Andersson, Gerhard ^a,b   Kristenson, Margareta ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Hopelessness; Mastery; Myocardial infarction; Psychosocial; Self esteem; Sense of coherence

Indexed keywords

AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SWEDEN;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SWEDEN;

EID: 84891895348     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12529-014-9387-5     Document Type: Article

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