Gender-Specific Associations of Perceived Stress and Coping Strategies with C-Reactive Protein in Middle-Aged and Older Men and Women

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 821-832

  Shimanoe, Chisato ^a   Otsuka, Yasuko ^a   Hara, Megumi ^a   Nanri, Hinako ^a   Nishida, Yuichiro ^a   Nakamura, Kazuyo ^b   Higaki, Yasuki ^c   Imaizumi, Takeshi ^a   Taguchi, Naoto ^a   Sakamoto, Tatsuhiko ^d   Horita, Mikako ^a   Shinchi, Koichi ^a   Tanaka, Keitaro ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ST MARY S COLLEGE   (Japan)

^c FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d FUKUOKA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Coping strategy; Disengagement; Perceived stress

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84919930443     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12529-013-9341-y     Document Type: Article

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