Functional health status as a predictor of mortality in men and women over 65

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 291-296

  Scott, William K ^a   Macera, Caroline A ^a   Cornman, Carol B ^a   Sharpe, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Functional health status; Mortality; National Health Interview Survey; Proportional hazards; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030935080     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(96)00365-4     Document Type: Article

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