House value as an indicator of cumulative wealth is strongly related to morbidity and mortality risk in older people: a census-based cross-sectional and longitudinal study

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 383-391

  Connolly, Sheelah ^a   O'Reilly, Dermot ^a   Rosato, Michael ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

House value; Morbidity; Mortality; Older people; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH STATUS; HOMEOWNERSHIP; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY RISK; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POPULATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CENSUSES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOUSING; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NORTHERN IRELAND; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77952701673     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyp356     Document Type: Article

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