Self-rated health, gender, and mortality in older persons: Introduction to a special section

Gerontologist

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 369-371

  Deeg, Dorly J H ^a   Bath, Peter A ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGING; COMPREHENSION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0038118641     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/43.3.369     Document Type: Review

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