Prospective change in health-related quality of life and subsequent mortality among middle-aged and older women

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2085-2091

  Kroenke, Candyce H ^a   Kubzansky, Laura D ^b   Adler, Nancy ^c   Kawachi, Ichiro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; FITNESS; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WOMEN'S HEALTH; AGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; LIFESTYLE; LONGEVITY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LONGEVITY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NURSES; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 55249094083     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.114041     Document Type: Article

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