The ability of self-rated health to predict mortality among community-dwelling elderly individuals differs according to the specific cause of death: Data from the NEDICES cohort

Gerontology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 368-377

  Fernández Ruiz, Mario ^a   Guerra Vales, Juan M ^a   Trincado, Rocío ^a,b   Fernández, Rebeca ^c   Medrano, María José ^d   Villarejo, Alberto ^a,b   Benito León, Julián ^a,b   Bermejo Pareja, Félix ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED SOBRE ENFERMEDADES NEURODEGENERATIVAS CIBERNED   (Spain)

^c Clinica La Luz   (Spain)

^d CARLOS III INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Spain)

Author keywords

Causes of death; Elderly; Mortality; NEDICES Study; Self rated health

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMMUNITY LIVING; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF RATED HEALTH; SELF REPORT; TIME;

EID: 84879603467     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: 14230003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000348781     Document Type: Article

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