Differential epidemiology: IQ, neuroticism, and chronic disease by the 50 U.S. states

Intelligence

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 107-114

  Pesta, Bryan J ^a   Bertsch, Sharon ^b   McDaniel, Michael A ^c   Mahoney, Christine B ^a   Poznanski, Peter J ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

50 U.S. states; Epidemiology; Intelligence; Neuroticism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858076414     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2012.01.011     Document Type: Article

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