Primary- and secondary-control strategies in later life: Predicting hospital outcomes in men and women

Health Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 226-236

  Chipperfield, Judith G ^a   Perry, Raymond P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Control strategies; Gender; Health services; Hospital outcomes

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERVIEWS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MANITOBA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33645757109     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.25.2.226     Document Type: Article

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