Validity of the Structured Interview for the Assessment of Type a Behavior Pattern

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 39-48

  Del Pino Perez A ^a   Gaos Meizoso, M T ^a   Dorta Gonzalez R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Assessment; Coronary heart disease; Cross cultural; Structured interview; Type A behavior pattern

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033418341     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027//1015-5759.15.1.39     Document Type: Article

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