Age stereotypes held earlier in life predict cardiovascular events in later life

Psychological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 296-298

  Levy, Becca R ^a   Zonderman, Alan B ^b   Slade, Martin D ^a   Ferrucci, Luigi ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONSET AGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62349115192     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02298.x     Document Type: Article

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