Optimists vs pessimists: Survival rate among medical patients over a 30-year period

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 140-143

  Maruta, Toshihiko ^a   Colligan, Robert C ^a   Malinchoc, Michael ^a   Offord, Kenneth P ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONALITY; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0033953343     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/75.2.140     Document Type: Article

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