Intelligence Predicts Health and Longevity, but Why?

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-4

  Gottfredson, Linda S ^a   Deary, Ian J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health; Intelligence; Longevity

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642340113     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0963-7214.2004.01301001.x     Document Type: Article

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