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As part of a wider study of patients with coronary heart disease a psychological assessment of all patients under 60 years is carried out. This psychological assessment includes an examination by means of the Cattell 16 personality factor questionnaire.
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Finn, F., Mulcahy, R., O’Doherty, E.F. et al. The psychological assessment of patients with coronary heart disease. Ir. J. Med. Sc. 41, 399–404 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02962416
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