Survival, functional limitations, and self-rated health in the NHANES I epidemiologic follow-up study, 1992

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 152, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 874-883

  Idler, Ellen L ^a   Russell, Louise B ^a   Davis, Diane ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Health status; Mortality; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SELF CONCEPT; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034330704     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/152.9.874     Document Type: Article

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