Self-rated health as a risk factor for prescribed drug use and future health and social service use in older people

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 1999, Pages

  Bath, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 0033397868     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/54.11.M565     Document Type: Article

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