Life with and without heart disease among women and men over 50

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 20, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 5-19

  Crimmins, Eileen M ^a   Hayward, Mark D ^b   Ueda, Hiroshi ^c   Saito, Yasuhiko ^d   Kim, Jung Ki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heart disease; Multistate life table; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

AGED; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREJUDICE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 46749104121     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J074v20n01_02     Document Type: Article

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