Neuroticism, extraversion, and mortality in the UK health and lifestyle survey: A 21-year prospective cohort study

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 923-931

  Shipley, Beverly A ^a   Weiss, Alexander ^a   Der, Geoff ^b   Taylor, Michelle D ^a   Deary, Ian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Extraversion; Eysenck Personality Inventory; Mortality; Neuroticism; Social class

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRAVERSION; EYSENCK PERSONALITY QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; HAZARD RATIO; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 36349012456     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e31815abf83     Document Type: Conference Paper

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