The Relative Contribution of Health Status and Quality of Life Domains in Subjective Health in Old Age

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-39

  Prieto Flores, Maria Eugenia ^a   Moreno Jiménez, Antonio ^b   Fernandez Mayoralas, Gloria ^c   Rojo Perez, Fermina ^c   Forjaz, Maria João ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE HISTORIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Older adults; Quality of life; Residential satisfaction; Spain; Subjective health

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH STATUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL SATISFACTION;

MADRID [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

EID: 84856394025     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-011-9791-z     Document Type: Article

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