Health ratings in relation to illnesses, physical functioning, general mental health and well-being: Self-reports of college alumnae, ages <40-80 and older

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 667-674

  Wyshak, Grace ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Health ratings; Well being; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; WELLBEING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0041886505     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025153718661     Document Type: Article

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