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Type A Personality MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Type A Personality
Tree Number(s)
F01.752.747.880
Unique ID
D014434
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014434
Scope Note
Established behavior pattern characterized by excessive drive and ambition, impatience, competitiveness, sense of time urgency, and poorly contained aggression.
Entry Term(s)
Coronary-Prone Personality
Personality Type A
Previous Indexing
Coronary Disease (1966-1984)
Personality (1966-1984)
Public MeSH Note
85
History Note
85
Date Established
1985/01/01
Date of Entry
1984/04/06
Revision Date
1991/06/11

No Qualifiers
Type A Personality Preferred
Coronary-Prone Personality Narrower
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