Association between subjective well-being and exceptional longevity in a longevity town in China: A population-based study

Age

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1471-1481

  Liu, Zuyun ^a   Li, Lei ^a   Huang, Jiapin ^a   Qian, Degui ^b   Chen, Fei ^b   Xu, Jun ^b   Li, Shilin ^a   Jin, Li ^a   Wang, Xiaofeng ^a,c  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Longevity Research Institute of Rugao   (China)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Affect balance; Exceptional longevity; Life satisfaction; Negative affect; Positive affect; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AFFECT BALANCE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EXCEPTIONAL LONGEVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONGEVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVE AFFECT; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSITIVE AFFECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGISTER; SUBJECTIVE WELLBEING; VERY ELDERLY; WELLBEING; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH SURVEY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84905371453     PISSN: 01619152     EISSN: 15744647     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11357-014-9632-5     Document Type: Article

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