Perceived health status and morbidity and mortality: Evidence from the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 259-265

  Kaplan, George A ^a   Goldberg, Debbie E ^b   Everson, Susan A ^b   Cohen, Richard D ^b   Salonen, Riitta ^c   Tuomilehto, Jaakko ^d   Salonen, Jukka ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Morbidity; Mortality; Perceived health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY; EXERCISE; FINLAND; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH STATUS; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT;

ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECTS; CAUSES OF DEATH; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DISEASES; EUROPE; FINLAND; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS INDEXES; HEART DISEASES; MORTALITY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NORTHERN EUROPE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS; PULMONARY EFFECTS; RISK FACTORS; SCANDINAVIA; SELF-PERCEPTION--DETERMINANTS; VASCULAR DISEASES;

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; EXERCISE TEST; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE RISK; HEALTH STATUS; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; PERCEIVED HEALTH; RISK FACTOR;

FINLAND;

EID: 0029669711     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/25.2.259     Document Type: Article

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