Lifestyle factors related to mortality and survival: A mini-review

Gerontology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 327-335

  Rizzuto, D ^a   Fratiglioni, L ^a,b  

^a AGING RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elderly people; Leisure activity; Life habits; Mortality; Social network; Survival

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BODY WEIGHT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SMOKING; SOCIAL NETWORK; SURVIVAL; AGING; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; LONGEVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; BODY MASS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY MASS INDEX; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE STYLE; MORTALITY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RISK-TAKING; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84903523241     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: 14230003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000356771     Document Type: Review

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