Social relationships and hypertension in late life: Evidence from a nationally representative longitudinal study of older adults

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 403-431

  Yang, Yang Claire ^a   Boen, Courtney ^a   Mullan Harris, Kathleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

blood pressure; hypertension; longitudinal analysis; social integration; social support; stress response

Indexed keywords

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84924952584     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264314551172     Document Type: Article

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