Discrepancy between chronological age and felt age: Age group difference in objective and subjective health as correlates

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 458-473

  Choi, Namkee G ^a   Dinitto, Diana M ^a   Kim, Jinseok ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Seoul Women University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

felt age; objective health; self ratings of health

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FELT AGE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; OBJECTIVE HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-RATINGS OF HEALTH; VERY ELDERLY;

FELT AGE; OBJECTIVE HEALTH; SELF-RATINGS OF HEALTH;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 84898935685     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264314523449     Document Type: Article

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