Holocaust survivors in old age: The Jerusalem longitudinal study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 470-477

  Stesssman, Jochanan ^a,c   Cohen, Aaron ^a,b,c   Hammerman Rozenberg, Robert ^a,c   Bursztyn, Michael ^a,c   Azoulay, Daniel ^a,c   Maaravi, Yoram ^a,c   Jacobs, Jeremy M ^a,c  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Elderly; Holocaust survivors; Longitudinal cohort study; Mortality; Trauma

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DETERIORATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; REGISTER; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL TIME; SURVIVOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOLOCAUST; HUMANS; ISRAEL; JEWS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SURVIVORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 40149109474     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01575.x     Document Type: Article

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