Gender differences in the influence of economic, lifestyle, and psychosocial factors on later-life health

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 306-309

  Prus, Steven G ^a   Gee, Ellen ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFESTYLE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRESS;

EID: 0041695648     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403611     Document Type: Article

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