Adulthood EAS-temperament and carotid artery intima-media thickness: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

Psychology and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-75

  Pulkki Råback, Laura ^a,b   Puttonen, Sampsa ^a,b   Elovainio, Marko ^a,c   Raitakari, Olli T ^d   Juonala, Markus ^e   Keltikangas Järvinen, Liisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Activity; Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular risk; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTIMA; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPERAMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPERAMENT; TUNICA INTIMA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650301490     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440903270690     Document Type: Article

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