Relation between the longitudinal development of personality characteristics and biological and lifestyle risk factors for coronary heart disease

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 372-377

  Twisk, J W R ^a   Snel, J ^a   Kemper, H C G ^a   Van Mechelen, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CHD risk factors; Generalized estimating equations; Lifestyle; Longitudinal studies; Personality characteristics; Stability

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CORONARY RISK; DIET; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

EID: 0031868715     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-199805000-00027     Document Type: Article

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