Reaction time explains IQ's association with death

Psychological Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 64-69

  Deary, Ian J ^a   Der, Geoff ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 12944255682     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0956-7976.2005.00781.x     Document Type: Article

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