Validity of Type D personality in Iceland: Association with disease severity and risk markers in cardiac patients

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 155-166

  Svansdottir, Erla ^a   Karlsson, Hrobjartur D ^c   Gudnason, Thorarinn ^b,c,d   Olason, Daniel T ^d   Thorgilsson, Hordur ^c   Sigtryggsdottir, Unnur ^c   Sijbrands, Eric J ^e   Pedersen, Susanne S ^a   Denollet, Johan ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ICELANDIC HEART ASSOCIATION   (Iceland)

^c LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^e ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Personality Coronary heart disease DS14 Validity Disease severity Health related risk markers

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ICELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84863781390     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-011-9337-5     Document Type: Article

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