A prospective cohort study on the effect of sexual activity, libido and widowhood on mortality among the elderly people: 14-year follow-up of 2453 elderly Taiwanese

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1136-1142

  Chen, Huang kuang ^a   Tseng, Chuen den ^b   Wu, Shwu chong ^a   Lee, Ti kai ^b   Chen, Tony Hsiu Hsi ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Elderly; Mortality; Sexual activity

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELDERLY POPULATION; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIBIDO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TAIWAN; WIDOW;

AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIBIDO; MALE; MORTALITY; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STROKE; TAIWAN; WIDOWHOOD;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 35548973901     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dym109     Document Type: Article

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