Predictive power of self-rated health for subsequent mortality risk during old age: Analysis of data from a nationally representative survey of elderly adults in Taiwan

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 278-284

  Pu, Christy ^a   Tang, Gao Jun ^a   Huang, Nicole ^a   Chou, Yiing Jenq ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Elderly; Mortality; Self rated health; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; TAIWAN;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; TAIWAN;

EID: 79960741380     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20100131     Document Type: Article

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