Smile intensity in photographs predicts longevity

Psychological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 542-544

  Abel, Ernest L ^a   Kruger, Michael L ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BASEBALL; BODY MASS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FITNESS; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOGRAPHY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TEMPERAMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BASEBALL; BODY MASS INDEX; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SMILING; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 77951228076     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797610363775     Document Type: Article

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