Patterns in self-rated health according to age and sex in a Japanese national survey, 1989-2004

Gender Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 329-334

  Kawada, Tomoyuki ^a   Wakayama, Yoko ^a   Katsumata, Masao ^a   Inagaki, Hirofumi ^a   Otsuka, Toshiaki ^a   Hirata, Yukiyo ^a   Li, Ying Ji ^a   Li, Qing ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

gender difference; national survey; self rated health; trend

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPAN; JAPANESE; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; TREND STUDY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 65649142512     PISSN: 15508579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genm.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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