Leisure participation predicts survival: A population-based study in Finland

Health Promotion International

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-12

  Hyyppä, Markku T ^a   Mäki, Juhani ^a   Impivaara, Olli ^a   Aromaa, Arpo ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Leisure participation; Longitudinal survey; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEISURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33344471200     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dai027     Document Type: Article

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