Hypertension and life satisfaction: an analysis using data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe

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This study examines the relationship between hypertension and life satisfaction using more objective measures of hypertension from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe. Our results confirm the analysis in Blanchflower and Oswald (20081. Blanchflower, D. G. and Oswald, A. J. 2008. Hypertension and happiness across nations. Journal of Health Economics , 27: 218-33. [CrossRef], [PubMed], [Web of Science ®]View all references): there is a significant negative correlation between high blood pressure problems and life satisfaction.View full textDownload full textRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504850903508291