Risk factors for 6-year mortality by gender in a Japanese elderly population

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 335-341

  Okamoto, Kazushi ^a   Harasawa, Yuko ^b   Momose, Yumiko ^a   Sakuma, Kiyomi ^a  

^a Aichi Prefectural College of Nursing and Health   (Japan)

^b Gifu Prefectural College of Nursing and Health   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gender differences in mortality; Marital status; Prospective study of elderly

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEATH CERTIFICATE; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34548715310     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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