Cholesterol and aggression

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 359-370

  Hillbrand, Marc ^a   Spitz, Reuben T ^a  

^a Young Adult Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Cholesterol; Lipids

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LIPID;

AFFECT; AGGRESSION; BEHAVIOR; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; COGNITION; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OFFENDER; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRESS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0033046994     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-1789(98)00009-3     Document Type: Review

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