Mortality risk varies according to gender and change in depressive status in very old adults

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 880-888

  Anstey, Kaarin J ^a   Luszcz, Mary A ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Depression; Longitudinal study; Mortality; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHRONICITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

EID: 0036858636     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PSY.0000028827.64279.60     Document Type: Article

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