Optimism and survival: Does an optimistic outlook predict better survival at advanced ages? A twelve-year follow-up of Danish nonagenarians

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 517-525

  Engberg, Henriette ^a   Jeune, Bernard ^a   Andersen Ranberg, Karen ^a   Martinussen, Torben ^b   Vaupel, James W ^a,c,d   Christensen, Kaare ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d Max Planck Odense Center on the Biodemography of Aging   (Denmark)

^e ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Oldest old; Optimism; Predictors of mortality; Survival

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL;

AGED; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 84886688272     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: 17208319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40520-013-0122-x     Document Type: Article

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