Taking the tension out of hypertension: A prospective study of psychological well being and hypertension

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1222-1228

  Trudel Fitzgerald, Claudia ^a   Boehm, Julia K ^b   Kivimaki, Mika ^c   Kubzansky, Laura D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

blood pressure; health behaviors; hypertension; longitudinal study; optimism; risk factors; vitality; well being; Whitehall II cohort

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTIMISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DEMOGRAPHY; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84900315556     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000000175     Document Type: Article

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