Lifestyle and reduced mortality among active California Mormons, 1980-2004

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 133-136

  Enstrom, James E ^a   Breslow, Lester ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Health practices; Lifestyle; Longevity; Mormons; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SMOKING CESSATION; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALIFORNIA; CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY;

EID: 38549117478     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2007.07.030     Document Type: Article

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