Openness to experience and all-cause mortality: A meta-analysis and r equivalent from risk ratios and odds ratios

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 85-102

  Ferguson, Eamonn ^a   Bibby, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; CAUSE OF DEATH; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 84855791621     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: 20448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8287.2011.02055.x     Document Type: Article

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