Socio-demographic factors, behaviour and personality: Associations with psychological distress

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 250-257

  McKenzie, Suzanne Helen ^a,b   Jayasinghe, Upali W ^a   Fanaian, Mahnaz ^a   Passey, Megan ^c   Lyle, David ^c   Davies, Gawaine Powell ^a   Harris, Mark Ford ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

behaviour; distress; Lifestyle; neuroticism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONALITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84865572643     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741826711399426     Document Type: Article

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