The relationship of hypochondriasis measures to correlates of personality in the elderly

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 26, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 123-137

  Monopoli, John ^a,c   Vaccaro, Frank ^b  

^a Felician College   (United States)

^b HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Felician College   (United States)

Author keywords

16 PF; Elders; Hypochondriasis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0038338449     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v26n03_10     Document Type: Article

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