Subjective usefulness and 6-year mortality risks among elderly persons in Japan

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2004, Pages

  Okamoto, Kazushi ^a,c   Tanaka, Yuko ^b  

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

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

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

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 4544362893     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/59.5.P246     Document Type: Article

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