Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 58, Issue 2 , Pages 183-189 , February 2005

Relationship between trait-anger and sleep disturbances in middle-aged men and women

  • Chol Shin

      Affiliations

    • Korea University Medical Science Research Center, Korea University, 5-Ka, Anam-dong, Sungbuk-ku, Seoul 136-701, Korea
    • Institute of Human Genomic Study, Ansan Hospital, Korea University Medical Center, 516 Gojan-Dong, Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do 425-707, Korea
    • ,
  • Jinyoung Kim

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Human Genomic Study, Ansan Hospital, Korea University Medical Center, 516 Gojan-Dong, Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do 425-707, Korea
    • ,
  • Hyeryeon Yi

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Human Genomic Study, Ansan Hospital, Korea University Medical Center, 516 Gojan-Dong, Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do 425-707, Korea
    • ,
  • Hyunjoo Lee

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Human Genomic Study, Ansan Hospital, Korea University Medical Center, 516 Gojan-Dong, Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do 425-707, Korea
    • ,
  • Jungbok Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Statistics, Korea University, 5-1 Anam-dong, Sungbuk-gu, Seoul 136-701, Korea
    • ,
  • Kyungrim Shin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing Science, School of Nursing Science, Ewha Womans University, 11-1 Daehyun-dong, Seodamun-gu, Seoul 120-750, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +82 2 3277 2886x2923; fax: +82 2 3277 4986

Received 23 February 2004 ,Accepted 12 July 2004.

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PII: S0022-3999(04)00516-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2004.07.002

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 58, Issue 2 , Pages 183-189 , February 2005

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