Personality and perceived health in older adults: The five factor model in primary care

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Chapman, Benjamin P ^a   Duberstein, Paul R ^a   Sörensen, Silvia ^a   Lyness, Jeffrey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; FIVE FACTOR MODEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PERCEPTIONS QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF CONCEPT; SHORT FORM 36;

EID: 33751555936     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/61.6.P362     Document Type: Article

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