Historical and current predictors of self-reported health status among elderly persons in Barbados

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 342-352

  Hambleton, Ian R ^a   Clarke, Kadene ^a   Broome, Hedy L ^b   Fraser, Henry S ^b   Brathwaite, Farley ^b   Hennis, Anselm J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^c Chronic Disease Research Centre   (Barbados)

Author keywords

Aged; Barbados; Health status; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH STATUS; SELF ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BARBADOS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFESTYLE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POVERTY; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; WELLBEING;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BARBADOS; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LESSER ANTILLES; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 21644464614     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892005000500006     Document Type: Article

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