Marital status and social integration as predictors of mortality: A 5-year-follow-up in men and women, aged 55-74 years in the region of Augsburg, F.R.G.;Familienstand und soziale integration als pradiktoren der mortalitat: Eine 5-jahresfollow-up-studie an 55- bis 74jahrigen mannern und frauen in der region Augsburg

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 184-192

  Baumann, A ^a   Filipiak, B ^a   Stieber, J ^a   Lowel H ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM AUGSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Epidemiology; MONICA Survey Augs burg; Mortality; Social ties

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIOLOGY;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0031873407     PISSN: 0044281X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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