Fatigue, general health, and ischemic heart disease in older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 279-285

  Ekmann, Anette ^a,b   Petersen, Inge ^c   Mänty, Minna ^a,d   Christensen, Kaare ^b,c,e   Avlund, Kirsten ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Fatigue; General health; Ischemic heart disease; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DENMARK; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; REGISTER; STATISTICAL MODEL; TWINS;

AGED; DENMARK; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGISTRIES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873644931     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gls180     Document Type: Article

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