Self-rated health as a predictor of mortality among persons with cardiovascular disease in Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 13-22

  Bardage, Carola ^a   Isacson, Dag ^b   Pedersen, Nancy L ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

cardiovascular disease; mortality; self rated health; twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF DISCLOSURE; SWEDEN; TWINS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0035293009     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14034948010290010601     Document Type: Article

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