Life satisfaction and mortality in elderly people: The Kangwha Cohort Study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Kimm, Heejin ^a   Sull, Jae Woong ^b   Gombojav, Bayasgalan ^a   Yi, Sang Wook ^c   Ohrr, Heechoul ^d  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Eulji University   (South Korea)

^c Catholic Kwandong University   (South Korea)

^d Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Elderly; Life satisfaction; Mortality; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SATISFACTION; SOUTH KOREA;

AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 84855894857     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-54     Document Type: Article

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