Proximal predictors of change in quality of life at older ages

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 542-547

  Webb, Elizabeth ^a,b   Blane, David ^a,b   McMunn, Anne ^a,c   Netuveli, Gopalakrishnan ^a,b  

^a Intl Centre for Health and Society   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; MENTAL HEALTH; NEIGHBORHOOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79956227179     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.101758     Document Type: Article

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