The Effect of the Duration of Follow-Up in Mortality Analysis: The Temporal Pattern of Different Predictors

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Meinow, Bettina ^a,b   Kåreholt, Ingemar ^a   Parker, Marti G ^a   Thorslund, Mats ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; EYE DROPS; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; VITAMIN;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRUG USE; GERONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SWEDEN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 2342559164     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/59.3.S181     Document Type: Article

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