Relation between hostility and coronary heart disease. Evidence does not support link

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M Petticrew et al. BMJ. 1999.

. 1999 Oct 2;319(7214):917-8.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7214.917.

No abstract available

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Hostility and the heart.
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Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test.
Egger M, Davey Smith G, Schneider M, Minder C. Egger M, et al. BMJ. 1997 Sep 13;315(7109):629-34. doi: 10.1136/bmj.315.7109.629. BMJ. 1997. PMID: 9310563 Free PMC article.
Evidence based cardiology: psychosocial factors in the aetiology and prognosis of coronary heart disease. Systematic review of prospective cohort studies.
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