Neuroticism and cardiovascular disease mortality: Socioeconomic status modifies the risk in women (UK health and lifestyle survey)

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 596-603

  Hagger Johnson, Gareth ^a   Roberts, Beverly ^a   Boniface, David ^a   Sabia, Séverine ^a   Batty, G David ^a   Elbaz, Alexis ^a   Singh Manoux, Archana ^a   Deary, Ian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cardiovascular disease; Health and Lifestyle Survey; moderator; mortality; neuroticism; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCOME; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROSIS; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 84863716518     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: 15347796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e31825c85ca     Document Type: Article

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