Optimism and Mortality in Older Men and Women: The Rancho Bernardo Study

Purpose. To examine the associations of optimism and pessimism with all-cause, cardiovascular disease (CVD), coronary heart disease (CHD), and cancer mortality in a population-based sample of older men and women followed ≤12 years. Methods. 367 men and 509 women aged ≥50 from the Rancho Bernardo St...

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Main Authors: Ericha G. Anthony, Donna Kritz-Silverstein, Elizabeth Barrett-Connor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Aging Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5185104