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Hostility, CHD Incidence, and Total Mortality: A 25-Year Follow-Up Study of 255 Physicians
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High levels of hostility as assessed by a MMPI scale (Ho) have been found associated with increased levels of arteriographically documented coronary atherosclerosis. In this study we examined the relationship between hostility and subsequent health status in a 25-year follow-up of 255 medical students who completed the MMPI while in medical school. High Ho scores were found to be predictive of both clinical coronary disease incidence and total mortality.
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- Authors
- Barefoot, J. C., Dahlstrom, G. W., & Williams, R. B.
- Affiliations
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- ORCID
- Williams, Redford B.
- Venue
- Psychosomatic Medicine
- Published
- 1983-03
- Volume
- 45
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 59-63
- ISSN
- 0033-3174 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2072085129
- Cited by
- 866
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- FWCI
- 20.07
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychosomatic Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Keywords
- hostility, coronary heart disease incidence, all-cause mortality, coronary artery disease, medical students, long-term follow-up, risk prediction
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Angina Pectoris, Coronary Disease, Follow-Up Studies, Hostility, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, MMPI, Myocardial Infarction, Personality, Physicians
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