Stability and change of neuroticism in aging

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Steunenberg, Bas ^a,b   Twisk, Jos W R ^b,c   Beekman, Aartjan T F ^b,c   Deeg, Dorly J H ^b,c   Kerkhof, Ad J F M ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NEUROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 12344295407     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/60.1.P27     Document Type: Article

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