Global self-rated health status predicts reasons for living among older adults

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 122-132

  Segal, Daniel L ^a   Lebenson, Shelly ^a   Coolidge, Frederick L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Elderly; Health; Prevention; Reasons for living; Suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 65749288519     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: 15452301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07317110802144006     Document Type: Article

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