Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 126, Issue 1 , Pages 49-54 , October 2010

Emotional and affective temperament in 23 professional areas

  • A. Schmidt

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Psiquiatria – PUCRS, Brazil
  • ,
  • R.S. Rodrigues

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Psiquiatria – PUCRS, Brazil
  • ,
  • C.C. Pipa

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Psiquiatria – PUCRS, Brazil
  • ,
  • L.N. Brandalise

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Psiquiatria – PUCRS, Brazil
  • ,
  • T.M. Lorenzi

      Affiliations

    • Faculdade de Biociências, PUCRS, Av. Ipiranga, 6681 – Pd12A, 90619-900 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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  • D.R. Lara

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Psiquiatria – PUCRS, Brazil
    • Faculdade de Biociências, PUCRS, Av. Ipiranga, 6681 – Pd12A, 90619-900 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Faculdade de Biociências – PUCRS, Av. Ipiranga, 6681 – Pd12A, 90619-900 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Fax: +55 51 33203612.

Received 23 November 2009 ,Revised 8 February 2010 ,Accepted 23 March 2010.

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PII: S0165-0327(10)00313-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2010.03.020

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 126, Issue 1 , Pages 49-54 , October 2010