Gender and the natural history of self-rated health: A 59-year longitudinal study

Health Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 651-655

  McCullough, Michael E ^a,b   Laurenceau, Jean Philippe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Hierarchical linear models; Life course; Longitudinal; Self rated health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LINEAR SYSTEM; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 7444270352     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.23.6.651     Document Type: Article

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