Prospective effect of community distress and subcultural orientation on mortality following life-threatening diseases in later life

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 558-582

  Wen, Ming ^a   Christakis, Nicholas A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Anomie; Community neighbourhood; Medicare; Mortality; Tolerance for risk behaviour

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; POPULATION RESEARCH; POVERTY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; CENSUSES; CHICAGO; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POVERTY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 33747126715     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2006.00507.x     Document Type: Article

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