Self-rated health and mortality in older men and women: A time-dependent covariate analysis

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-18

  Lyyra, Tiina Mari ^a   Leskinen, Esko ^a   Jylhä, Marja ^b   Heikkinen, Eino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Mortality; Older people; SRH; Time dependent covariate

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SELF CONCEPT; SENESCENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 56949102232     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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