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Alexithymia and Cardiovascular Risk in Older Adults: Psychosocial, Psychophysiological, and Biomedical Correlates

Shari R. Waldstein Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD, 21250; Division of Gerontology, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center, Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center
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Jussi Kauhanen Research Institute of Public Health and Department of Public Health and General Practice, University of Kuopio, Finland
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Serina A. Neumann Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD, 21250
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Leslie I. Katzel Division of Gerontology, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center, Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Pages 597-610 | Published online: 27 Oct 2010

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