Applied Nursing Research
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 17-23 , February 2007

The relationships among anxiety, anger, and blood pressure in children

  • Carol C. Howell, PhD, APRN-BC

      Affiliations

    • Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing, Georgia State University, PO Box 4019, Atlanta, Georgia 30302-4019, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 404 651 3645 (home); +1 404 255 5453; fax: +1 404 255 1086.
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  • Marti H. Rice, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-1210, USA
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  • Myra Carmon, EdD, RN, CPNP

      Affiliations

    • Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing, Georgia State University, PO Box 4019, Atlanta, Georgia 30302-4019, USA
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  • Roxanne Pickett Hauber, PhD, CNRN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, University of Tampa, Tampa, FL 33615, USA

Received 15 July 2005 ,Accepted 23 October 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2005.10.006

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 17-23 , February 2007

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