Low Psychological General Well-Being (PGWB) is associated with deteriorated 10-year survival in men but not in women among the elderly

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 167-171

  Nilsson, G ^a,c   Ohrvik, J ^b   Lonnberg, I ^c   Hedberg, P ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elderly; Epidemiology; Mortality; Psychological general well being (PGWB); Quality of life; Sex; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL GENERAL WELL BEING QUESTIONNAIRE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL;

AGED; AGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN;

EID: 79551576901     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.03.010     Document Type: Article

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