Type D personality is not associated with coronary heart disease risk in a North American sample of retirement-aged adults

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 277-285

  Larson, Noel C ^a   Barger, Steven D ^a   Sydeman, Sumner J ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Cross sectional study; Negative affect; Risk factors; Type D personality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANADA; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETIREMENT; RISK; TYPE D BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; CORONARY DISEASE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CANADA; CORONARY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; RETIREMENT; RISK; TYPE D PERSONALITY; UNITED STATES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84877922721     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12529-012-9223-8     Document Type: Article

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