Self-rated health among vulnerable older adults in rural Appalachia

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 182-186

  Steele, Jenessa C ^a   Patrick, Julie Hicks ^b   Goins, R Turner ^b   Brown, David K ^b  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RATING SCALE; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SELF EVALUATION; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

AGED; APPALACHIAN REGION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; RURAL HEALTH; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 16244388216     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2005.tb00080.x     Document Type: Article

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