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First published January 1958

Relationship of Mental and Emotional Stress to Serum Cholesterol Levels.

P. T. Wertlake, A. A. Wilcox, […], M. I. Haley, and J. E. Peterson+1View all authors and affiliations
Volume 97, Issue 1
https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-97-23676

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A significant increase in mean value for serum cholesterol is shown to accompany the mental and emotional stress of examination week in a group of 44 apparently healthy, male, medical students. The mean value for serum cholesterol increased to 238 mg %, which represents an 11% increase over the mean control value of 214 mg % (P < 0.001).

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Volume 97, Issue 1
Pages: 163 - 165
Article first published: January 1958
Issue published: January 1958

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Departments of Biochemistry and Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medical Evangelists, Loma Linda, Los Angeles, Calif.

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Aided by a grant from Nat. Heart Inst., N.I.H.

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