Self-perceived health and 5-year mortality risks among the elderly in Shanghai, China

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 147, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 880-890

  Elena, Yu S H ^a   Kean, Yin M ^b   Slymen, Donald J ^c   Liu, William T ^d   Zhang, Mingyuan ^b   Katzman, Robert ^e  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^d SHANGHAI MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (China)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Activities of Daily Living; Aged; Depression; Health status; Longevity; Mortality; Sex; Survival

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY PEOPLE; MORTALITY TRENDS; RISK FACTOR; SELF-ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; CHINA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DYING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL;

CHINA; SHANGHAI;

EID: 0032076128     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009542     Document Type: Article

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