Impulsivity-related traits are associated with higher white blood cell counts

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 616-623

  Sutin, Angelina R ^a   Milaneschi, Yuri ^a   Cannas, Alessandra ^b   Ferrucci, Luigi ^a   Uda, Manuela ^b   Schlessinger, David ^a   Zonderman, Alan B ^a   Terracciano, Antonio ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conscientiousness; Impulsivity; Inflammation; Neuroticism; Personality; White blood cells

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERLEUKIN-6; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894886590     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-011-9390-0     Document Type: Article

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