Gender-specific and gender-sensitive associations with psychological health and morbidity in older age. Baseline findings from a British population survey of ageing

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 301-309

  Bowling, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGING; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34250198240     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860600963752     Document Type: Article

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