Stressful life events and current psychological distress are associated with self-reported hypertension but not with true hypertension: results from a cross-sectional population-based study

• Main Authors: Fuchs Flávio D (Author), Moreira Leila B (Author), Fuchs Sandra C (Author), Sparrenberger Felipe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2008-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The evidence linking stress to hypertension has been scarcely documented in population-based studies.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Participants were selected through a multi-stage probability sampling and interviewed...