Prevalence and factors associated with thriving in older adulthood: A 10-year population-based study

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1097-1104

  Kaplan, Mark S ^a   Huguet, Nathalie ^a   Orpana, Heather ^b,c   Feeny, David ^d,e,f   McFarland, Bentson H ^g   Ross, Nancy ^h  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^f Health Utilities Incorporated   (Canada)

^g OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Epidemiology; Longitudinal; Population health

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HEALTH UTILITIES INDEX MARK 3; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 55949107020     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/63.10.1097     Document Type: Article

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