Gender differences in trajectories of health limitations and subsequent mortality. a study based on the german socioeconomic panel 1995-2001 with a mortality follow-up 2002-2005

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 65 B, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 482-491

  Doblhammer, Gabriele ^a,b   Hoffmann, Rasmus ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gender; Germany; Health limitations; Mortality; Trajectories

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC; GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC; GERMANY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GERMANY; GERMANY, EAST; GERMANY, WEST; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77953640757     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbp051     Document Type: Article

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