Cross-national disparities in sex differences in life expectancy with and without frailty

Age and Ageing

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 222-228

  Romero Ortuno, Roman ^a   Fouweather, Tony ^b   Jagger, Carol ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparative study; Europe; Frail older adults; Healthy life expectancy; Older people; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUROPE; FRAIL OLDER ADULTS; HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY; OLDER PEOPLE; SEX DIFFERENCES;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84896736717     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/aft115     Document Type: Article

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