A gender-based dynamic multidimensional longitudinal analysis of resilience and mortality in the old-old in Israel: The cross-sectional and longitudinal aging study (CALAS)

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1705-1715

  Walter Ginzburg, Adrian ^a,b   Shmotkin, Dov ^a   Blumstein, Tzvia ^b   Shorek, Aviva ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b GERTNER INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH   (Israel)

Author keywords

Gender paradox; Israel; Longitudinal studies; Mortality; Old old; Resilience

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; MORTALITY RISK; SOCIAL NETWORK; WOMENS HEALTH;

AGING; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; CAREGIVER; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; LEISURE; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; WORLD;

EID: 15944429368     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.08.023     Document Type: Article

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