Psychological Distress and the Development of Hypertension Over 5 Years in Black South Africans

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 126-133

  Schutte, Aletta E ^a   Ware, Lisa J ^a   Huisman, Hugo W ^a   Fourie, Carla M T ^a   Greeff, Minrie ^a   Khumalo, Tumi ^a   Wissing, Marie P ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SOUTH AFRICAN; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BLACK PERSON; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMPLICATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNOLOGY; INCIDENCE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84922976265     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: 17517176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jch.12455     Document Type: Article

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