Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 69, Issue 6 , Pages 549-554 , December 2010

A moderator–mediator analysis of coronary heart disease mortality

  • Robert D. Keeley, MD, MSPH

      Affiliations

    • Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO, USA
    • Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora, CO, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Family Medicine, Wellington Webb Primary Care Center, University of Colorado-Denver Health Sciences Center and Denver Health, 301 W. 6th Ave, Denver, CO 80204, USA. Tel.: +1 303 602 8080; fax: +1 303 602 8176.
    • ,
  • Margaret Driscoll, MSM

      Affiliations

    • Driscoll Consulting, Boulder, CO, USA

Received 1 August 2009 ,Revised 29 April 2010 ,Accepted 29 April 2010.

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☆ This study was funded in part by a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (K23 MH082997) to Robert Keeley.

PII: S0022-3999(10)00215-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.04.018

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 69, Issue 6 , Pages 549-554 , December 2010

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