Psychosocial and behavioral predictors of longevity: The aging and death of the "termites"

American Psychologist

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 69-78

  Friedman, Howard S ^a   Tucker, Joan S ^b   Schwartz, Joseph E ^c   Tomlinson Keasey, Carol ^d   Martin, Leslie R ^a   Wingard, Deborah L ^a,e   Criqui, Michael H ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LONGEVITY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGEVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029249550     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.50.2.69     Document Type: Article

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