Low conscientiousness and risk of all-cause, cardiovascular and cancer mortality over 17 years: Whitehall II cohort study

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 98-103

  Hagger Johnson, Gareth ^a   Sabia, Séverine ^a   Nabi, Hermann ^b   Brunner, Eric ^a   Kivimaki, Mika ^a   Shipley, Martin ^a   Singh Manoux, Archana ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HÔPITAL PAUL BROUSSE   (France)

^c ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

BMI; CHD; Cohort study; Conscientiousness; CRP; CVD; DBP; ELISA; GHQ; HR; IL 6; IQ; Mortality; NHS; Perfectionism; Personality traits; SBP; SD; SES; Socio economic status; WHO

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSCIENTIOUSNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; NEOPLASM; PERSONALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PERSONALITY; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84863781362     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2012.05.007     Document Type: Article

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